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.

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.

Always loved Judge Judy, watching every single episode. I still watch the new format but the music has to go and so does granddaughter who looks like a deer in headlights and stenographer who seems to be there to smile when Judy looks her way. Why can't bailiff look things up like Byrd did? You hardly know that he's even there. Short discussion at the end is totally unnecessary. It works for People's Court but not here.

JJ still has her moments where she lights someone up but it just doesn't seem to be as entertaining. I also liked her exchanges with her bailiff in the old series. This one she doesn't really bounce the stupidity of some of the people on the show off anyone. She has the law clerk and stenographer but they just kind of roll their eyes or shrug their shoulders.

The law clerk is boring as can be. It's not the little snippet at the end where they talk about the case because I just move on to the next one. I just now read some of the other reviews and they said the law clerk was a relative of JJ. Well...as JJ has said she can be taught the reality of the world and have to let her go because she is as boring as the come.

I don't mind the added people (stenographer and granddaughter/law clerk), but we need Mr. Byrd! Really not into the new bailiff. Otherwise it's very much the same show. But please BRING BACK BYRD!!!!