character-lover, having a sense of humor, off-beat sense of humor, suspicious of how real reality shows are, a woman
Pros
She is Tough & a Non-Nonsense Judge
Cons
overrated
DEC
21
2007
Judge Judy —
I am not sure where the entertainment is here? I don't enjoy watching people act stupid on TV and get berated. Maybe some deserve it (or most do) but to me, that is not entertainment. A parody on Court scenes or maybe the "funniest court scenes" would be enough for me, but reality court with petty issues is lame. What kind of stupid people would go on TV for something serious? The Judges in a courtroom shouldn't be compared to Jerry Springer. Watch both! You may see the same people.... Also, does Judge Judy deserve to be the 2nd highest paid Female celebrity after Oprah? Over talented Actresses and Performers? She gets paid to "act", not uphold the law. I think Angelina Jolie, Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler, Susan Sarandon, Jodie Foster & Uma Thuman who are very talented, should be paid higher than Judge Judy any day!
When she was a family court judge in Brooklyn, Judge Judy presided over my sister and ex-brother-in-law's custody/child support hearing. She was a hoot even back then. One thing I can say - she made decisions based on what the *child* needed.