You are about to enter the courtroom of Judge Judith Shetlin.

The people are real, the cases are real, the rulings are final.

This is Judge Judy.

All rise.

Yes, case number 33 on the calendar in a matter of Young versus LaChance.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

As Obama once said, who doesn't love Judge Judy?

And to some extent, he's right.

It's not hard to see why people like Judy Scheindlin.

She's known for being blunt and unafraid to tell people off when they deserve it.

If you like seeing liars humiliated on public television,

then Judge Judy's show could be a guilty pleasure for you.

It is for millions and millions of people for a reason.

Her brand of common sense and vindication is usually received pretty well. Fans adore her catchphrases, like,

on your best day, you're not as good as I am on my worst,

or beauty fades dumb as forever.

One journalist and longtime watcher went so far as to write, quote,

if God is small, red-headed, Jewish, and female,

this is what the day of judgment will be like.

Her popularity is pretty apparent. Compilations of her absolutely roasting and

destroying ridiculous plaintiffs and defendants alike gain hundreds of thousands if not millions of

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