Judge Judy Season 17
Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set. All parties involved must sign contracts, agreeing to arbitration under Sheindlin. The series is in first-run syndication and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Judge Judy, which premiered on September 16, 1996, reportedly revitalized the court show genre. Only two other arbitration-based reality court shows preceded it, The People's Court and Jones and Jury. Sheindlin has been credited with introducing the "tough" adjudicating approach into the judicial genre, which has led to several imitators. The two court shows that outnumber Judge Judy's seasons, The People's Court and Divorce Court, have both lasted via multiple lives of production and shifting arbiters, making Sheindlin's span as a television arbiter the longest.
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Judge Judy Season 17 Full Episode Guide
A landlord sues a former tenant for a utility bill, property damage and vandalism.
A man sues his former friend for a loan.
A woman accuses her daughter of pouring water over her electronics, then stealing from her; a woman sues her brother for the misappropriation of funds.
A mother with cancer denies owing money to a former friend; a woman sues a former tenant for breaking a lease and for repairs; a man is accused of damaging a bed.
A woman sues over an illegally repossessed van; a teen sues her child's father; a man sues for damages caused by his neighbor's dog.
A teen claims a botched limo service ruined prom; a woman and her father sue her former landlord.
A woman sues her mother and sister for medical bills; a woman demands loan repayment from her daughter.
Exes fight over money; a man says his neighbors' dog attacked his two dogs and sues for vet bills; a couple sue their daughter for rent.
Parents sue their son and his lover; siblings fight about rent; a woman sues her friend for her share of a vacation's cost.
A woman sues her stepbrother's ex for rent; a woman demands repayment of a loan from her ex; a woman says her ex stopped payment on his last rent check.
A woman sues her child's father for unpaid rent; a man sues his ex; a couple sues the man who sold them a truck that got repossessed.
A plaintiff says her son's fiancee destroyed her belongings and failed to pay rent; a woman wants her child's father to repay her for an amusement park pass; a defendant says he had no choice but to kick down his sister's door.
A plaintiff demands that his former roommate repay him for rent; a landlord wants his ex-tenant to finish paying rent and the balance on a scooter.
Accusations of face-punching, teeth-breaking and cursing at a wife; a landlord sues former tenants for unpaid rent, late fees and damages.
A teen accuses another driver of crashing into her car; a plaintiff regrets helping out his daughter and son-in-law, who resist paying off their debt.
A plaintiff sues a former friend, who was stabbed coming out of a bar, for repayment of loans; a man insists that items he was storing for an old friend were stolen by his new, ex-con boyfriend.
Former friends argue over a laptop and slander; a landlord says he did not return a security deposit to a couple with seven children and two animals because they left the house in shambles.
A man and his wife and son fight over a shared-living experience.
Roommates make accusations of breaking a lease; a 6-year-old denies crashing into a moving truck with his bicycle; a man sues his niece for repayment of a loan.
A pit bull's owner accuses a 13-year-old of instigating an attack; a woman and her father say an auto mechanic never turned over the vehicle he sold to them.
A woman says her landlord demanded thousands of dollars in repair costs after he learned that she received a large settlement; a couple say their ex-landlord evicted them illegally and damaged their property.
Family members dispute a large settlement and some medical bills; a woman wants her ex to return her clothing, and he accuses her of growing marijuana illegally.
Ex-lovers fight over custody of a dog; a woman accuses her ex of stealing her car and her credit card.
Former friends fight over rent and property damage after a failed attempt to live together; a woman sues her estranged brother-in-law for repayment of a loan.
A woman sues a vicious dog's owner for the cost of cosmetic surgery; a plaintiff accuses a former friend of stealing a vehicle and a valuable coin collection.
Incriminating texts come to light when a man sues his ex-girlfriend for having him falsely arrested for stalking; a woman accuses her ex of stealing her paycheck, and he countersues for damage a pet caused.
A woman accuses her former roommate-to-be of "foaming at the mouth"; a man demands that his son's mother pay him back for loans.
An accident leaves a motorist with seven broken ribs and a dispute over liability; a man fights with his former stepdaughter over a loan for dental work.
A family fights over a loan; a defendant says he cannot remember what happened and is thrown out of court.
A teen's mother denies owing his aunt for child support; a man says his former friend drunkenly crashed his vehicle; ex-lovers dispute payment of veterinary bills after their dog is hit by a car.
A mother sues for damages after her 6-year-old tripped and fell at a wedding; a pair say a Florida property owner scammed them.
A woman regrets helping her former student purchase a vehicle; an ex-roommate sues for eviction fees.
A shop-owner catches those who use his property as a skateboard park; unwed parents fight over money.
Driver and mechanics feud over the existence of a car's warranty; a young mother sues her children's father for medical bills, childcare costs and a broken lease after he went to jail.
Former friends battle over a 35-year-old luxury car; an owner of beachfront property says a group of male renters trashed the place.
A dog-attack survivor sues its twin owners for medical bills; Judge Judy kicks a litigant out of court after a heated suit over unpaid bills, missing property and assault.
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