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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 08-13-2005, 01:58 PM:

Back when I was recovering from my surgery I was amused by the many TV court shows. Some of the shows are beyond stupid such as "Divorce Court".... for instance one black husband was divorcing his wife for eating too much candy..... almost 200.00 a weeks worth [puke]

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But the coolest judge IMHO has got to be Judge Joe Brown... this is a guy that can hear any type of case and he keeps his cool and gives the folks on trial some good advice in a nice way. Joe Brown just seems like a fair guy to me.....

Years ago an ex-employer of mine was on Judge Wappners show... After watching the precedings I thought he deserved to loose..... and he did [Big Grin]

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Anyway if any of you watch these stupid shows(I rarely do now) whos your favorite judge?

Mark

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 08-13-2005, 02:05 PM:

I really don't watch those shows unless I am beyond bored, the only one I ever do watch is Judge Joe Brown.

Posted by Dieter Depypere (Member # 3184) on 08-13-2005, 02:17 PM:

In earlier days I watched those judge shows too. But now they are really that stupid that it is not worth seeing it. My favourite judges were Barbara Salesch & Alexander Hold (Note: Those judges are from a German TV station not from a US one).

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 08-13-2005, 02:45 PM:

Judge Judy is a bitch and shouldn't even be able to practice law in any form. Her attitude and scolding towards the people involved in the case is offensive and she is far from fair.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 08-13-2005, 02:53 PM:

I totally agree, Brad... what an arrogant old bitch!

As others have mentioned, I also like Judge Brown and the lady judge on "Peoples Court".

Posted by Robert Harrison (Member # 3202) on 08-13-2005, 04:11 PM:

Some of my favorites include Judge Reinhold, Judge Dredd and Judge Roy Bean.

Posted by Dominic Espinosa (Member # 2122) on 08-13-2005, 04:12 PM:

Ahh, Judge Marilyn of the People Court. She's pretty good but my favorite is Judge Joe Brown.
I love when he summarizes the case and makes somebody look like a moron. Priceless...

Posted by Wolff King Morrow (Member # 2226) on 08-13-2005, 04:49 PM:

quote: Brad Miller
Judge Judy is a bitch and shouldn't even be able to practice law in any form. Her attitude and scolding towards the people involved in the case is offensive and she is far from fair.

Which is exactly why I LIKE her show. Stupid liars and jerks get told off, which is refreshing compared to the "real" court system where the guilty are found not guilty.

BTW An old friend of my dad's that I knew most of my childhood once appeared on Divorce Court. Everything the wife said about him was absolutely true from my own first-hand knowledge of the guy (child abuse, wellfair fraud, etc.), yet the judge didn't buy it and ruled in favor of him. I was thinking "Well there's a case where the bad guy won..."

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 08-13-2005, 06:47 PM:

I like Judge Judy the best. She takes no crap from anyone. The best is when some dork gets in there and THINKS he's going to be able to get the best of her and of course is never successful.

As for her being fair -- you have to remember she's read all the paperwork in the complaints and the answers before she meets the litigants. So she might already have some idea of her decision in mind before she takes the bench, and in a lot of cases only needs to talk to the people so she can decipher which story makes more sense -- or to confirm or clarify details. (A judge told me that.)

I used to enjoy Judge Wapner on The People's Court. He more recently had a similar show on Animal Planet where all the cases involved animals, but it was (as you can imagine) boring.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 08-13-2005, 06:50 PM:

I've never put enough thought into it to consider that Judge Bitch had previously gone over the case, but still, some of the things she does in the courtroom are terribly unprofessional behavior. It gives the legal system a lousy image on tv.

Posted by Robert Harrison (Member # 3202) on 08-13-2005, 06:52 PM:

Hey, Mike,

I saw some of those Animal Planet shows. My favorite was the one where the weasel sued the monkey for chasing him around the mulberry bush.

Posted by Jim Ziegler (Member # 86) on 08-13-2005, 07:05 PM:

I think Judge Judy is wonderful.. Actually, she got that show because of her reputation when she was a family court Judge in NY. You try to BS her or lie to her, you get pounced on. You are honest and take resposibility for your actions, she is much nicer..

Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 08-13-2005, 07:20 PM:

I like judge Larry Joe on Texas Justice.

Posted by Ethan Harper (Member # 472) on 08-14-2005, 09:10 AM:

I was watching eye for an eye Extreme Akim last night. What the Crap? There is no way that can be real. Judge Judy rules, I want to marry her some day.

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-14-2005, 09:22 AM:

My choice to share my Martini's with would be:

1. Judge Judy (Judy Rules) [thumbsup]

2. Judge Marilyn Millyan (Peoples Court) [beer]

3. Judge Larry Joe Brown - Texas Justice [Cool]

4. Judge Mathis - He was a bad kid. Now a Judge. [Eek!]

[ 08-16-2005, 11:39 AM: Message edited by: Bob Maar ]

Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 08-14-2005, 09:52 AM:

Extreme Akim. They run this shit on local TV here too.

My favorite TV judge is Judge Marilyn (Peoples Court)

Then, Judge Judy. I'd sure hate to know I was guilty, then go before her. She'd eat my head off.

AKIM advertises locally as a lawyer in South Carolina. Sounds like shit to me.

Posted by Jon Morgan (Member # 3059) on 08-14-2005, 02:45 PM:

I love Judge Maybelline Ephriam on Divorce Court, and I'm quite a fan of the guy on Texas Justice, as well.