• 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)
    • 176. Legal Beatdown!; Boat Bailout

      19 Mar '14
      An attorney-in-fact challenges Judge Judy; a custom-boat builder denies owing a client the return of a deposit on a boat he never finished.
    • 177. Racism or Renter Neglect?

      20 Mar '14
      A woman says race was an issue when her homeowners association harassed her and her children; her landlord countersues.
    • 178. Death Threat?; Man Cave Clash

      21 Mar '14
      A man must testify against his child's mother when a former friend accuses her of theft; a feud over a video-game room results in a broken lease.
    • 179. Mama Drama; Human Shield!

      24 Mar '14
      A mother resents being called "not nice" by the judge; a woman says she was beaten up and used as a human shield during a fight in her apartment.
    • 180. Disability Debate!; Hotel Room Party Pooper

      25 Mar '14
      A woman sues her ex and her children for property and stress; a teen sues a former friend for half the cost of a trip.
    • 181. Stepfather Payback; Repo Mom

      26 Mar '14
      A woman demands that her estranged stepfather repay her for a loan; a woman insists that her mother unfairly repossessed her vehicle, twice.
    • 182. When Unwed Parents Fight!

      27 Mar '14
      A man demands that his ex-fiancee return her engagement ring; she countersues for money she invested in the ring.
    • 183. Grieving Teen Assault; Barking Dog Threat

      28 Mar '14
      A teen says her late mother's live-in boyfriend assaulted her; a woman says her son-in-law threatened to beat up her dogs to stop them from barking during a storm.
    • 184. Day Care Endangerment; Housing Wars

      31 Mar '14
      Unsanitary child-care conditions and stranger danger; an assault is said to have lead to a traumatic brain injury.
    • 185. Boy Going Blind?; In-Lawlessness

      01 Apr '14
      A young man says his aunt harassed him about his failing eyesight; sisters-in-law fight over the value of a car.
    • 186. Pool Pushing Prank; Bad Boyfriend?

      02 Apr '14
      Teen partygoers push one another into the pool, resulting in a lawsuit over property damage; a man says improvements he made to his ex's home were repayment enough for business loans.
    • 187. Bonfire Damage; Grand Dreams Disaster

      03 Apr '14
      A man says his son's log-splitting bonfire escapade damaged his sidewalk; lovers with grandiose ideas end up living in a camper.
    • 188. Speedy Cupid; Frat House No More!

      04 Apr '14
      A couple who moved in together after knowing each other for only two weeks end up fighting over credit cards, appliances and a lawnmower; a landlord sues for property damage and assault.
    • 189. Shattered Windows; Drunken Knife Fight

      07 Apr '14
      A former tenant denies destroying property and sues the landlord for throwing all of his possessions out on the street; a man says he knocked his intoxicated friend out cold because the friend came at him with a knife.
    • 190. E-Cigarette Scam?

      08 Apr '14
      The judge demands evidence from a former cigarette supplier accusing an ex-employee of theft.
    • 191. Show Me the Lawsuit Money!; Dying Mother

      09 Apr '14
      Ex-lovers feud over a lawsuit payout, oil-field finances and household expenses; a woman being sued for unpaid rent and property damage says that hardships related to the care and death of her mother complicated her financial situation.
    • 192. Rehab Brother; Fire Hydrant Slam!

      10 Apr '14
      A man says he voluntarily stayed in rehab an extra nine months and denies owing his brother for bills paid while he was away; after crashing her friend's car, a woman tries to blame the friend for having distracting things hanging from the mirror.
    • 193. Pit Bull Attack; Shoe-Throwing Sister!; Rent Games

      11 Apr '14
      Pit bulls are accused of attacking a neighbor's dog; sisters fight over a violent skirmish between their children; a tenant says he should not have to pay rent, because he did work around the house.
    • 194. Get Out of My House!; Invasion of Privacy?

      14 Apr '14
      A mysterious check, allergies and vanishing appliances come into play when ex-friends fight over an eviction; a man accuses his landlady of stealing his mail and neglecting a broken sewage line, and she denies trying to hit him with her car.
    • 195. Store Rage!

      15 Apr '14
      A store owner says her business partners posted nasty signs and blocked customer flow and denies she evicted them unlawfully.
    • 196. Kidney Transplant Tragedy; You Trashed My Home!

      16 Apr '14
      A woman sues her son for living expenses after he undergoes a kidney transplant; a landlord says an evicted tenant trashed the rental home on her way out.
    • 197. Verbal Contracts 101; Shut That Dog Up!; Annoying Roommate Rant

      17 Apr '14
      Cousins fighting over a car learn what constitutes a verbal contract; after complaints about a barking dog, a couple say they were evicted illegally; a man tries to explain why his roommate was so annoying he had to break their lease.
    • 198. Marijuana Mayhem; When Girlfriends Fight

      18 Apr '14
      A teen evicted over marijuana use insists he has a license to imbibe because of chronic pain; a woman says that after an argument with her girlfriend got physical, she felt compelled to move out.
    • 199. Baby Daddy Payback; Car Mileage Fraud?

      21 Apr '14
      A woman demands that her newborn's father pay for shared credit-card debt and the cost of a new car motor; a mechanic denies selling a defective vehicle with thousands more miles on it than was advertised.
    • 200. Landlord Laundry List; Ice Cream Shop Stalker?

      22 Apr '14
      A landlord presents a long list of property damages he says his ex-tenant caused; a woman says her former friend stalked her and threatened to kill her when she was late in repaying a personal loan.