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Many popular court shows are on TV. How can the genre improve? How about using a three-judge panel? That's the concept of "Hot Bench," created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. After hearing each case, the judges discuss it among themselves before rendering a verdict. The show's title comes from a term describing a court action in which a judge frequently interrupts lawyers with questions.
Many popular court shows are on TV. How can the genre improve? How about using a three-judge panel? That's the concept of "Hot Bench," created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. After hearing each case, the judges discuss it among themselves before rendering a verdict. The show's title comes from a term describing a court action in which a judge frequently interrupts lawyers with questions.
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S12, EP139 "Big Drama in Little Rock"A caregiver and a client clash over loans and an SUV sale gone wrong; one side says the vehicle was sold as-is, while the other says the car was misrepresented and riddled with issues. When help turns hostile, it's up to the judges to drive straight to the truth!
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S11, EP45 "Don't Have a Fit, Bud!"A woman who created an app for a fitness instructor she met online says she never got paid; he says the app never launched, and she suggested he euthanize his sick son and made underwear with his face on it.
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S10, EP36 "EXplain Yourself"The judges must assess the character of an ex-boyfriend who is apologetic for the way he treated the woman he says he loves then demands money from her father and threatens to get her in trouble at her job.
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S10, EP92 "To Cash a Predator"An elderly man working for a public housing organization says he helped a homeless young woman out of the goodness of his heart, which she gladly accepted -- until she decided he was being creepy.
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