Judge Wapner's Animal Court
Judge Wapner's Animal Court is a nontraditional/arbitration-based reality court show and spin-off of courtroom series "The People's Court". The program is presided over by Judge Joseph Wapner (better known for his tenure as the original judge of "The People's Court"). On "Judge Wapner's Animal Court", he was accompanied by his bailiff Rusty Burrell—also a "People's Court" carryover—while hearing and ruling on real cases involving or about animals. The courtroom series was shown on Animal Planet for two seasons from 1998 to 2000. Judge Wapner's