
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.
Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
What one man calls a loan, one woman calls a lifestyle; he claims he financed her car with the promises of repayment; however, she alleges he gifted it all and demanded payback when she moved on; when relationships end, repayment begins.
A man knowingly allows an unlicensed hairstylist to braid his hair then says that disqualifies her from being paid; in a single hour, she sends him a dozen texts demanding payment.