Famous Television Judges

Judge Judy might step down from her long-running, top-rated courtroom show when her contract expires in 2013. In honor of Her Honor, we look back at other TV judges who allowed cameras in their courts.


Judy Sheindlin
After hospitalization for a recent on-set health scare, Judge Judy is recovering at her Florida home.

Judge Joe Brown
Brown compares his rough-and-tumble L.A. childhood to a hard-hitting movie

Greg Mathis
Inspirational not just punitive, Detroit native Mathis rose from jail to judge with impressive speed,

Marilyn Milian
The first Hispanic American (where was she born?) to host a U.S. court show, Milian was discovered by a producer who later found fame as an Internet gossip hound.

Glenda Hatchett
As a corporate attorney, Hatchett was once the top-ranking African-American woman at this national airline. She was also a board member of a fashion giant.

Mablean Ephriam
Ephriam competed on "Celebrity Fit Club," losing this many pounds to cap off an impressive three-year weight loss.

Lynn Toler
Graduate of a top law school, Toler wrote in her memoir about separating emotion from intellect.

Judge David Young
The first TV judge to break this barrier, Florida-based Young once had lunch with his favorite Supreme Court justice.

Judge Maria Lopez
After a scandal involving an emotional outburst by Lopez, she resigned from a top Massachusetts court.

Cristina Perez
Of Colombian ancestry, PĂ©rez speaks and writes about living by "los dichos.

Alex Ferrer
Featured in People magazine’s annual salute to sexiness, former cop Ferrer runs "a tight ship," lest his courtroom resemble a certain trash-TV show.

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