• Air date: 09 Sep '13 260 episodes
      Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set. All parties involved must sign contracts, agreeing to arbitration under Sheindlin. The series is in first-run syndication and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Judge Judy, which premiered on September 16, 1996, reportedly revitalized the court show genre. Only two other arbitration-based reality court shows preceded it, The People's Court and Jones and Jury. Sheindlin has been credited with introducing the "tough" adjudicating approach into the judicial genre, which has led to several imitators. The two court shows that outnumber Judge Judy's seasons, The People's Court and Divorce Court, have both lasted via multiple lives of production and shifting arbiters, making Sheindlin's span as a television arbiter the longest. By 2011, Judge Judy had...
  • List of Episodes (260)
    • 251. Deal With the Deceased; Souped-Up Snowmobile Crash!; Who's Lying?

      05 Jun '14
      A former in-law sues a grieving man for the unpaid balance on his late brother's four-wheeler; a man who crashed his friend's snowmobile into a tree blames it on the vehicle's owner; a woman accuses her ex-lover of stealing her car.
    • 252. Outrageous Landlord?!; Missing Title!; Party Jumper Jacked?

      06 Jun '14
      A man sues his former landlord for property damage, theft and harassment; friends call it quits over a car title; party business owners say clients failed to return a party jumper they rented for their son's birthday.
    • 253. Unwed Parents' Plight or Flight?; Phone or Fist at Fault for Crash?

      09 Jun '14
      A young man denies mooning his girlfriend's aunt and throwing rocks at her car; men dispute whether a phone call while driving or a pounded fist on the dash caused a car crash.
    • 254. 40th Birthday Party Fiasco; Ex-Lovers' Car Clash; Used Car Hustle?

      10 Jun '14
      A party planner sues her former friends for failure to pay; a woman says her ex-boyfriend's car title and registration are in her name; a woman sues a teen for return of money she paid for a car.
    • 255. Teenager Steals From Her Mother?; Daycare Drama; Reckless Driving Mishap; Officer Byrd Takes Charge!

      11 Jun '14
      A woman accuses her daughter of stealing $5,000 in cash from her home; a day care provider says her ex-client never told her that the client's state aid had run out; a motorist backs into another vehicle; a defendant mouths off in court.
    • 256. When Divorcees Fight; Repair Nightmare!; Dog Custody Battle

      12 Jun '14
      A woman sues her ex-husband for destroying her home; a man sues a mechanic for crashing his car; a woman keeps her ex-lover's dog as collateral for a loan.
    • 257. Freak Accident Move Out!; False Arrest and Harassment?; Stepdad's Good Deed Gone Wrong

      13 Jun '14
      A family say they had to move out of their home because a car crashed into it; former roommates feud over false arrest, moving expenses, return of property and harassment; a man regrets buying his stepdaughter and her husband a truck.
    • 258. Sober-Living Knife Attack?; Table Thief?; Truck or Cash!

      27 Jun '14
      A man says his former sober-living roommate had him falsely arrested; a woman sues her ex for the return of a dining-room set; a man must choose between repaying his ex-lover and giving her his truck.
    • 259. Gay Dating Drama; Bicycle Thief?; Fire Pit Problem!

      30 Jun '14
      Two men who met on an online dating site fight over loans; after a domestic dispute turns physical, a man sues his ex-girlfriend for rent, bills and a flowered, purple bicycle; a woman sues her neighbor because a fire destroyed her trees.
    • 260. Friendship Fiasco!; Car Custody Triangle

      04 Jul '14
      A disabled man sues an erstwhile friend for a mortgage loan and the cost of a vacation; a man demands his personal belongings and the return of car payments from his mom and her boyfriend.