Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/27/2018 5:21 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:16:28 -0600, Hank Rogers >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 21:25:38 GMT, Pamela >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 19:15 26 Nov 2018, "Cheri" > wrote in
>>>>> news >>>>>
>>>>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:30:20 -0800, "Cheri" >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He did The People's Court a few years ago, he was fun to watch, but
>>>>>>>> he said
>>>>>>>> he got tired of it, so we'll see. I guess Judy is retiring to spend
>>>>>>>> more time with her family last I heard.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Poor family!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I love JJ, she would be welcome in my family.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheri
>>>>>
>>>>> I like Judge Judy too. She cuts straight through to the heart of the
>>>>> matter.
>>>>
>>>> A judge should be intelligent, balanced and maybe even wise, and not a
>>>> snarky bitch with a sharp tongue and a bad temper.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It may be just for show. Court cases are mostly boring as hell, so they
>>> may just have her put on a show for the viewers.
>>
>> That's no doubt true, but are here verdicts binding or also just for
>> show?
>>
>
> Verdicts are binding but you can't lose. The winner is paid from a pot
> of $5000 and they split the leftover.
>
> As for being a snarky bitch, this is about TV ratings, not justice.

Exactly. I've never met her, but she might turn out to be a nice person
who can *act* the character role. Just like Don Rickles was a master at
playing an asshole.