Judge Mathis?

[Taso]

Are these TV judges REALLY judges? Specfically Judge Mathis? It's awesome listening to him blow holes in people's arguments.

so he threatened to kill you?'
-yeah
"did you take it seriously?
-yeah
"what'd the police do?"
-we didn't call the police.
"so you thought someone was going to come and kill you and you didnt call the police?"
-we..uh...well..

BAZING - THEY JUST GOT JUDGED.

So anyone know? I'd like to believe they're real...I checked Wiki which says they are real, but Wiki is pretty retarded.

[iron81]

Yes, they're real. The parties sign a contract stating that they will abide by the judge's decision. Basically, its a televised arbitration hearing.

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Yes, I think Judge Mathis was on President Bush's short list of Supreme Court nominations. Clearly the most qualified of the bunch, too bad he didn't make the cut.

[iron81]

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Yes, I think Judge Mathis was on President Bush's short list of Supreme Court nominations. Clearly the most qualified of the bunch, too bad he didn't make the cut.

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Not funny.

[latefordinner]

I LOLed

[TomCollins]

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Are these TV judges REALLY judges? Specfically Judge Mathis? It's awesome listening to him blow holes in people's arguments.

so he threatened to kill you?'
-yeah
"did you take it seriously?
-yeah
"what'd the police do?"
-we didn't call the police.
"so you thought someone was going to come and kill you and you didnt call the police?"
-we..uh...well..

BAZING - THEY JUST GOT JUDGED.

So anyone know? I'd like to believe they're real...I checked Wiki which says they are real, but Wiki is pretty retarded.

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Everyone on the show usually gets a set amount (say $5000). They can sue up to that amount. Whoever loses gets that amount deducted from their payment. So someone who goes on the show and loses a judgement for $5000 walks away with nothing, and the other guy walks with $10k. Pretty sweet deal, especially since you are now not liable in court for your damages.

A lot of the judges on these shows are (or were) real judges. Judge Judy, Mathis, Wapner, and Milan were all real judges at some point. Mills Lane was not.

[Taso]

lmao, I was always wondered about Mills Lane. He was pretty bad ass though, he used to be my favorite when I was a kid.

Are you sure about the people getting paid 5k? Maybe you are confusing it with the stipulation that small claims courts only go up to $5k?

Anyways, thanks for clearing it all up for me everyone.

[pvn]

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Mills Lane was not.

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But he *was* a lawyer and a prosecutor, so it's not like he got the show just from his refereeing experience and fame. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[TomCollins]

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lmao, I was always wondered about Mills Lane. He was pretty bad ass though, he used to be my favorite when I was a kid.

Are you sure about the people getting paid 5k? Maybe you are confusing it with the stipulation that small claims courts only go up to $5k?

Anyways, thanks for clearing it all up for me everyone.

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I'm not 100% sure about every show, but on Judge Judy-
The award for each judgment is paid by the producers of the show from a fund reserved for each case. The remainder of the fund is split between the parties for a particular case.

It will depend greatly on each show.

[Dan.]

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lmao, I was always wondered about Mills Lane. He was pretty bad ass though, he used to be my favorite when I was a kid.

Are you sure about the people getting paid 5k? Maybe you are confusing it with the stipulation that small claims courts only go up to $5k?

Anyways, thanks for clearing it all up for me everyone.

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I'm not 100% sure about every show, but on Judge Judy-
The award for each judgment is paid by the producers of the show from a fund reserved for each case. The remainder of the fund is split between the parties for a particular case.

It will depend greatly on each show.

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It's the same with The People's Court. At the end of each show a graphic pops up explaining this very quickly.