Judy Justice

The stenographer and law clerk make sense since it's a 'court of record' . Those roles are standard in trial courts which coincides with the parties ability to sue for higher damages. What hurts the show, in my opinion is the conference in the judge's chambers at the end with the law clerk. The law clerk, whom from the other reviews I now know is Judge Judy's granddaughter, is cringe. She's awkward on camera, their discussion is forced, and her comments repeat Judge Judy's. Their discussions are very hard to watch. Either ditch that law clerk for another one or do away with the post-trial conference altogether. It adds nothing.

Hate the ending talk with Sarah! Sarah adds nothing to the show. She is just there because Nana is the star! Any producer with a spec of sense would see that! Keep Judy and bailiff, get rid of the other two!

For some reason they've dropped Byrd and brought in 3 characters.

1 stenographer A bailiff and a random girl that sits there looking startled.

Then at the end there's a stilted, awkwardly acted small discussion about the preceding case... Turn it off before that scene, its so cringey my eyes turned inside out and now I can see Thursdays.

The new bailiff is a very pleasant man. But. Officer Byrd left a BIG hole.

The other people are fine, too. But, without Byrd, it just ain't the same.

I remember watching the Peoples Court with Judge Wapner. It's obvious Judge Judy is intelligent and quick witted but I don't like how she treats people that are honest and polite. She's consistently nasty to everyone, but I guess that's her shtick.

This new formula is nothing new except that it doesn't seem as polished and well produced. I'm also not a fan of discussing the case with her granddaughter after every case--it makes no sense. It's like all these reality shows with a panel of overly dramatic fake judges who aren't even needed because the audience votes are supposed to be what matters.

I don't see this show lasting more than a single season. It's certainly not going to have the same viewership numbers and demographic as network TV.