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Judge Judy

Okay, I wasn’t actually on an episode in 2003.

Neither was Hannibal Burress—more well-known for his standup comedy than his rap—whose song, “Judge Judy,” is an absolute banger packed with funny lyrics.

Burress imagines himself as a defendant in Judge Judy’s small claims court in 2003 for…not paying rent for 1,000 weeks (20 years) who simultaneously adulates her outlandish success as a daytime TV courtroom judge.

So, I had to dive into her illustrious career myself to better understand the cause for such praise. A few interesting facts from my swim:

• “Judge Judy” ran on CBS for 25 years (1996-2021)…resulting in 6,280 episodes.

• She started her daytime court TV show when she was 52 years old. Here’s to quite the second act Judge Judy!

• According to Forbes, her net worth in 2024 is…$560 million. That’s 112,000x the maximum amount ($5,000) one can be awarded in her small claims court.

• For comparison, Judge Mathis has an estimated net worth of $25 million.

• Since 2021, her daytime court changed to “Judy Justice” on Amazon’s Freevee.

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