Judge Judy
Judge Judy is a syndicated television show, on the air since 1996.
It features Judith Sheindlin hearing small claims court cases with an award limit of $5,000 USD. She is notorious for berating litigants for the bad choices they make in their lives. Through cross-examination, she frequently exposes the lies the litigants tell her and makes a point of publicly humiliating them for lying in her court.
Petri Hawkins Byrd, Judge Judy's bailiff, with his absolutely sedate composure, makes the perfect foil for the scalding Judy.
Although Judge Judy operates according to the principles of the American legal system, and takes on real cases, her show isn't legally a court. Technically, it could be more accurately considered a forum for binding arbitration. The people who appear on her show sign a
