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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.
S12, EP95 "Viva Las Jail Bail"
A birthday getaway turns costly when an aunt says she covered the trip for her niece and even bailed her out after arrest; she says her niece promised repayment but never followed through, while the niece says her aunt was already paid back! Who is bluffing in this high-stakes family showdown?
S11, EP152 "Decked Out With Nowhere to Go"
The plaintiff says she hired a contractor to replace her deck and porch, but he abandoned the job, forcing her to hire someone else to rip out and redo the work; he says she halted the project and refused to allow him to finish.
S10, EP98 "Up in Flames"
A mechanic's yard was scorched in a wildfire, and his former friend sues him for the cost of her car, which he had been working on as a favor.
S12, EP96 "Hot Bench"
Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
S12, EP94 "Surveillance & Suds"
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.
S12, EP93 "Throuple Trouble"
A woman says her ex cheated, proposed a throuple, and failed to repay a loan she gave him to move; he fires back that he was loyal, covered vacation costs, and believes the lawsuit is revenge; now the judges weigh whether this was heartache, hustle or high stakes he-said-she-said!
S12, EP92 "Showroom Showdown"
A designer says a showroom owner refuses to return her fashion equipment -- even when she showed up with police; the owner says there was never any pickup arranged, and the items were abandoned long ago; now the judges must stitch together who kept what, and why.
