Richard Grieve Judge Judy (2025)

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Are Judge Judy's decisions legally binding? ›

Judge Judy and other reality-court shows generally depict an actual dispute where there was a previously filed lawsuit in a court of law. In return for appearing on the television show each litigant agrees to the arbitrator's decision. The TV show's decision, therefore, is final and not appealable.

#5—On Judge Judy, the losing party doesn't pay.

On Judge Judy, both sides are offered appearance fees, a daily wage and travel expenses for the duration of the taping. Once a decision is made, producers pay it to the victorious party.

According to many sources, "Judge Judy," like other courtroom shows, operated as a small-claims court, which limits awards to no more than $5,000. The shows' production companies pay the award, but participants get appearance fees as well as travel.

Legal career

Sheindlin passed the New York state bar examination in 1965 and was hired as a corporate lawyer for a cosmetics firm. Within two years, she became dissatisfied with her job and left to raise her children Jamie and Adam.

However, Judge Judy made a decision involving child custody and visitation. The court overturned the custody and visitation part of her decision on two grounds. First, it was a matter that was not covered by the agreement to arbitrate.

The award limit on Judge Judy, as on most "syndi-court" shows (and most small claims courts in the U.S.), was $5,000. The award for each judgment was paid by the producers of the show from a fund reserved for the purpose.

Litigants are paid $100 to $500 appearance fee, plus expenses, plus wages per day. It depends on the case, how interesting they think it will be and how long filming will take. The appearance fee is also held to pay any judgement against the person if one is given. Flight, hotel and meals are paid for by the show.

The Courtroom audience are all paid actors. The cases and the names of the litigants may be "real", but litigants often do not look like their real-world selves, it is thought that the litigants are replaced by actors.

Her estimated net worth as of June 2023 is US$480 million, according to Forbes. According to The New York Times, Judge Judy beat The Oprah Winfrey Show in TV ratings within two years of its debut. It went on to be the No 1 talk show for 13 years, besting Oprah consistently during this period.

(Reuters) - One of television's most recognizable jurists has donated $5 million to her law school alma mater, establishing a scholarship program for female students.

Is Justice for the People scripted? ›

Scripted show with actors pretend to be participating in an actual court case.

🤝 How do I meet Judge Judy Sheindlin? Meet Judge Judy Sheindlin at one of her book signings, movie/TV show premieres, live events, meet-and-greets, or bidding on a charity auction.

In 1990, Judy was struggling with the loss of her father and was not happy with Jerry's lack of support. In Thomas and Donahue's book, Jerry revealed what led to their brief divorce. "She said to me, 'If you can't maneuver this, I'm going to divorce you,' " he recalled.

On TV, the judge will tell the losing party that they will need to pay a certain amount to the other side but in reality, many show's producers will pay the winning party the amount the losing party owes as an incentive to appear on court tv. From the perspective of the person being sued, this is great!

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Litigant compensation

At the end of each show, the following disclaimer appeared: Both the plaintiff and the defendant have been paid from a fund for their appearance. The amount, if any, awarded in the case, is deducted from this fund, and the remainder is divided equally between both litigants.

Scripted show with actors pretend to be participating in an actual court case.

I only watch the "Judy Sheindlin" court shows because although they are entertaining, the judgments and courtroom decorum are largely based on genuine law. These three no-nonsense judges are seasoned as two are from the original Hot Bench and Levy, the new addition, clearly knows his stuff.

However, they do not have the same authority as a judge during arbitration. An arbitrator needs to understand the law and must also be able to remain neutral when evaluating a situation. To a certain degree, the arbitration process is similar to litigation.