page_title: Judge Judy
hierarchical_section_title: Judge Judy
caption_attribution_description: English: Judge Judy at the Vanity Fair party for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.
context_page_description: Judge Judy is an American reality court show that was presided over by Judy Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small-claim disputes within a simulated courtroom set. Prior to the proceedings, all involved parties signed arbitration contracts agreeing to Sheindlin's ruling, handling, and production staff management. The show aired in first-run syndication, and was distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
  First broadcast in 1996, the series had won three Emmy awards and garnered high ratings among syndicated programming in the United States. Sheindlin and CBS renewed their contract through the program's 25th season. Sheindlin announced the 25th anniversary season would be her last with CBS, as she readies the new up-coming streaming series Judy Justice.
context_section_description: Judge Judy is an American reality court show that was presided over by Judy Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small-claim disputes within a simulated courtroom set. Prior to the proceedings, all involved parties signed arbitration contracts agreeing to Sheindlin's ruling, handling, and production staff management. The show aired in first-run syndication, and was distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
  First broadcast in 1996, the series had won three Emmy awards and garnered high ratings among syndicated programming in the United States.  Sheindlin and CBS renewed their contract through the program's 25th season (2020–21). Sheindlin announced the 25th anniversary season would be her last with CBS, as she readies the new up-coming streaming series Judy Justice.
caption: Judge Judy Sheindlin in 2012
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