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 SheindlinAfter hospitalization for a
recent on-set health scare, Judge Judy is recovering at her Florida home.
Judge Joe BrownBrown compares his rough-and-tumble L.A. childhood to a
hard-hitting movieGreg MathisInspirational not just punitive, Detroit native Mathis rose from jail to judge with
impressive speed,
Marilyn MilianThe 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 HatchettAs 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 EphriamEphriam competed on
"Celebrity Fit Club," losing
this many pounds to cap off an impressive
three-year weight loss.
Lynn TolerGraduate of a
top law school, Toler wrote in
her memoir about separating emotion from intellect.
Judge David YoungThe first TV judge to
break this barrier, Florida-based Young once had lunch with
his favorite Supreme Court justice.
Judge Maria LopezAfter a scandal involving
an emotional outburst by Lopez, she resigned from a top Massachusetts court.
Cristina PerezOf Colombian ancestry, Pérez speaks and
writes about living by "
los dichos.
Alex FerrerFeatured 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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