
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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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.
A woman says she financed her boyfriend through hard times and was repaid with betrayal; he argues that he never cheated and owes her nothing.
A tenant says her year in an apartment was filled with arguments, broken appliances and a damaged security camera; the landlord says she was the problem tenant who left damage behind; now, the judges must separate housing havoc from heated exaggeration.
A neighbor feud takes root when tree branches fall across property lines.