• Air date: 08 Sep '14 233 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 (233)
    • 1. Parking Rage!; Best Friend Bailout

      08 Sep '14
      A defendant denies revenge-keying a woman's car; an ex-best friend demands bail money payback.
    • 2. Fight Over a Funeral; Attorney Extortion?

      08 Sep '14
      A dispute over funeral expenses leads to accusations of domestic violence; a bitter custody battle involves accusations of harassment and extortion.
    • 3. Child's Dog-Bite Marks Disputed; Show Me the Money!

      09 Sep '14
      A dog's owners deny responsibility even after viewing bite marks on a child; a defendant blames his bank after a large car-payment goes missing.
    • 4. Drunken Stupor Nightmare!; Dirt Bike Bonfire

      09 Sep '14
      A man says he awoke from a drunken stupor to find police investigating a trail of blood from his apartment to his drinking buddy; a man sues his former friend over damage to a dirt bike.
    • 5. Salvaged SUV Scam?; Dog Walking Attack!

      10 Sep '14
      A woman regrets giving a complete stranger an SUV and signing over the title without receiving any money; dog owners fight over responsibility after a large, leashed boxer attacks a little Maltese.
    • 6. Vandalism Caught on Tape!; Two Moms Sue One Child

      10 Sep '14
      Video evidence shows an angry man kicking his neighbor's vegetables and memorial to a cat; a young man denies owing his two mothers for a loan, rent and property damage.
    • 7. Eyewitness Perjury?!; Twice-Kidnapped Puppy

      11 Sep '14
      An unreliable witness weakens a man's claim that his parked car was hit; a woman admits to stealing her friend's puppy once, but not twice.
    • 8. Hidden Camera Catches a Thief?; Unwed Parents Parking Ticket Plight

      11 Sep '14
      A landlord accuses a former tenant of stealing personal information; a woman blames her child's father for unpaid parking tickets.
    • 9. Dad Calls Police on Daughter; Voicemail Vengeance

      12 Sep '14
      A woman takes her father's truck with her when she moves out; incriminating and graphic voicemail messages are presented as evidence in a dispute between a man and his ex-wife's new lover.
    • 10. Incriminating Facebook Photos; Scissors vs. Shoes!

      12 Sep '14
      A man posts photos of his ex-lover's apartment on the Internet; a teen sues her sister for destroying several pairs of her shoes.
    • 11. Stabbed in the Face!

      15 Sep '14
      Children's father is attacked by angry pedestrians on "picnic day."
    • 12. Soldier Accused of Credit-Card Theft; Super Lovebug Lawsuit

      15 Sep '14
      A woman says her daughter's ex-boyfriend stole her credit card; ex-lovers contest custody of a 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle.
    • 13. Child and Car Custody Battle; Older Cabbie's Young Roomie

      16 Sep '14
      A woman sues her grandchild's mother for the balance on a car loan; a cabdriver opens his apartment to a young woman, then sues for unpaid rent.
    • 14. Mama Drama!; The Mentor and the Squatter?

      16 Sep '14
      A woman sues teens over a broken lease and stolen property; a young man rents a room in another man's home, then denies owing for rent, gas money and an auto insurance policy.
    • 15. Transient Parenting?; Good Deed Gone Wrong

      17 Sep '14
      A homeless father and child, who slept on a stranger's apartment floor, sue for return of their belongings; a woman regrets helping a "friend" get her car out of impound.
    • 16. Blind Curve Catastrophe!; Trashed Transport?

      17 Sep '14
      An uninsured motorist sues the driver who totaled her car; a man says his ex trashed important legal documents.
    • 17. When German Shepherds Attack!; TV Remote Control Assault?

      18 Sep '14
      A woman sues the breeder of her pet German shepherd that became aggressive and bit her child; a girl denies hitting her mom's ex with a TV remote.
    • 18. Daughter-in-Law Dilemma; Worst Job Interview Ever!

      18 Sep '14
      A woman says her grandchildren's parents refuse her visitation; a driver is accused of crashing into the car of the man who interviewed her for a job moments earlier.
    • 19. The Anguish of Ex-Lovers; World Cup Woes

      19 Sep '14
      A two-week coma and accusations of abuse come into play when unwed parents feud; when a woman backs out of attending the World Cup, she wants a return of her deposit on a condo in Brazil.
    • 20. Friendship, Finances and Flirting; Designer Jeans Disaster!

      19 Sep '14
      Accusations of inappropriate flirting surface when a man demands payback for a loan; Judge Judy demonstrates how to measure clothing.
    • 21. Crowbar-Wielding Mother!; Failed Friendship

      22 Sep '14
      A woman grabs a crowbar in a skirmish with her ex over their child's book bag; when a boyfriend enters the picture, friends' plan to live together falls apart.
    • 22. Police Officer Assaulted by Landlady?!; College Football Scholarship Hiccup

      23 Sep '14
      A woman is accused of trying to rip off a cop's badge while impeding arrest; parents and a teen fight over paying off restitution the boy owed from a crime.
    • 23. Father and Daughter Gang Up on Ex!; Boy Traumatized After Dog Attack

      24 Sep '14
      A young woman and her father sue her ex-boyfriend for car repair and towing fees; a child has nightmares and PTSD after being mauled by a neighbor's dog.
    • 24. Bare Bones Apartment Dispute; Vintage Clock Breakdown

      25 Sep '14
      Tenants sue their landlord for not fixing up their apartment as promised; a woman sues her ex for packing her vintage clock incorrectly, causing it to break.
    • 25. Grand Theft Drama; Premature Lock-Out?

      26 Sep '14
      An ex-girlfriend accuses a man convicted of grand theft of stealing her belongings too; a former tenant sues a landlord for the return of her security deposit and belongings.