This courtroom programme stars former family court judge Judy Sheindlin. Each episode finds Judge Judy presiding over real small-claims cases inside a televised courtroom. Her no-nonsense, wisecracking approach has been unsuccessfully copied by other TV court judges.
When a child has scratches and a few too many bruises, a concerned father calls DCS on his son's mother; she says his claims were malicious. S24, Ep141
A woman claims her horse was neglected, beaten and malnourished while in the care of her former horse trainer. S24, Ep142
A man accuses his neighbour's horse of vandalism; she breaks down when he calls into question a Kickstarter for her cancer treatment. S24, Ep143
When a woman allegedly threatens her landlord in an angry rant, he files a TRO; she claims she was forced to live in a car while her children lived inside. S24, Ep144
A woman accuses her caregiver of running a pet sitting business on the side; the caregiver claims the senior committed extortion. S24, Ep145
A woman, her husband and her three children move in with her sister, live for free and then sue her for unpaid credit card charges. S24, Ep146
After two years of living on the streets, a man claims his new 'garage home' was upended with an allegedly false restraining order and illegal eviction. S24, Ep147
After meeting online, two women end up fighting over missing business property, a shared car and the 'gift' of an iPhone. S24, Ep148
When a Texas windstorm throws shopping trollies all over a car park, a woman claims a fellow shopper's buggy slammed into her car. S24, Ep149
A man, who couldn't pay 30k in bail money, spends nine months in jail after being set up by his ex-boyfriend who called the police on him on Christmas Eve S24, Ep150
A married couple sue their daughter's boyfriend for allegedly losing their dog and stealing their belongings while he was house sitting. S24, Ep151
When a man's ex-girlfriend accuses him of pulling a gun on her, he files a protective order and sues for a false arrest. S24, Ep152
The Judge orders a woman to hand over her dog to its co-parent in a contentious custody fight involving dead puppies and alleged emergency neutering. S24, Ep153
An RV owner is accused of messing up the festival camp vibe by refusing to pay for his girlfriend's camping fees. S24, Ep154
A man accuses a costume designer of delivering a shoddy product; the designer sues for slander and claims he received death threats. S24, Ep155
An impatient mother causes her son to be arrested and spend nine days in jail when she reports his work vehicle as stolen. S24, Ep156
A woman in search of a rose-themed tattoo claims she sustained an injury and infection at a tattoo parlour and sues for damages. S24, Ep157
Judge Judy refuses to accept a young man's rehearsed answer after he is accused of stealing a friend's motorcycle and wrecking it. S24, Ep158
An unsuspecting, older couple get the shock of their lives when they are pulled over by police for driving an allegedly stolen vehicle. S24, Ep159
A man comes at his friend with a pipe after his motorcycle is allegedly slammed to the ground; his friend returns the violence with a knife. S24, Ep160
A mother of two is accused of stealing her uncle's furniture after their lease-to-own agreement falls apart; she claims he took the furniture himself. S24, Ep161
A man insists that a young boy looks and acts just like him but his ex-lover says it's impossible and sues him for filing for a paternity test. S24, Ep162
A man and woman continue to live with each other 18 years after their divorce; when they finally part, the woman wants everything they shared. S24, Ep163
When a young car salesman disrespects the Judge, she advises that he take his parents out to a long lunch when the show airs. S24, Ep164
Two women are caught on video chasing a man down in his place of business after he repossessed the car they bought. S24, Ep165
A young mother confides in her landlord when things get rough with her live-in lover; he denies any illegal activity. S24, Ep166
A man and woman claim their landlord blames them for the loss of his daughter to social services; they say he then called DCS on them. S24, Ep167
After a young woman witnesses the murder of her pet chickens by a neighbour's Husky, she draws a gun and kills the animal; neighbours deny it's their dog. S24, Ep168
The Judge is not surprised when a crazy living arrangement does not work out; ex-lovers are left fighting over stolen property and tow fees. S24, Ep169