
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.
A woman says she was hired and then reclassified as an unpaid intern, while the business owner argues that a contract was never signed and she barely worked.
A friendship with romantic roots breaks down over money and motors; the woman claims she loaned the man money and expected repayment; he argues letting her cruise around in a Porsche covered it; this dispute puts luxury cars and long memories on trial!
A landlord doesn't return a woman's rent deposit in full, saying her dog "scooted" on the rugs, leaving an odor; the former tenant thinks she can recoup three times the amount by suing for punitive damages.