Features a panel of three judges collectively adjudicating real cases.Features a panel of three judges collectively adjudicating real cases.Features a panel of three judges collectively adjudicating real cases.
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- TriviaJudge Adam Levy is Judge Judy's son. He's father to Sarah Rose who serves as legal assistant on Justice Judy.
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Why it's inferior to Judge Judy
Firstly...If you're interested, this is how it works. If not, skip to the next paragraph. Tribunal Justice isn't staged. They get in touch with litigants of real court cases and offer them the chance to get paid a small fee to resolve their case on TV instead. Or the other way around - people can get in touch with them. Although the courtroom itself (which appears to be the same one as in Judy Justice) isn't real, the plaintiff and defendant sign a document agreeing to abide by the ruling and not to sue each other again regarding the same incident. So the ruling is legally binding. Many Judge TV shows have small print in the end credits saying that some episodes are staged so kudos for these being real cases. At least they're not made up stories.
Although Tribunal Justice is more watchable than most new Judge shows, the format immediately makes it less enjoyable than Judy Justice.
Judge Judy starts with a narrator briefly explaining the case and then we get to hear the litigants explain it in their words. Judge Judy cuts to the chase, keeps them on track, asks the good questions, reviews documents, texts etc, and exposes either their flawed logic or lies.
Tribunal Justice on the other hand starts with a monologue from one of the Judges who explains the case. Rather boring. But this leads to my biggest gripe: instead of the "drama" being more natural like in Judy Justice, the Judges here are doing most of the talking so they start getting worked up over practically nothing to force drama. They start speaking animatedly, make harsh accusations about a person's character and even resort to name-calling for little reason. Not to mention most of the evidence isn't seen by the viewer...they'll just say "this is what I read in the messages".
Episode 4 is an example. Judge Patricia DiMango starts yelling at the start before anyone's even said anything. Then she says "I'm yelling not because I'm mad...because I'm upset for you." The plaintiff calmly replied "yes your honor". Lol Even the plaintiff looked confused why the Judge was getting all worked up.
Is Tribunal Justice worth watching? Maybe. Watch a couple episodes at least. You can start with episode 3 if you like because it has a little more drama. But the show can definitely improve by not disrespecting the intelligence of the viewer. Most of us watch Judge shows because we like hearing real cases and seeing how they are resolved legally. Some drama doesn't hurt either. Show evidence. Let the litigants get more than 3 words out before interrupting (Judge Judy does that as well but it's not as bad as this.) The drama is in the case. Not in the Judges looking for a "moment" and forcing it.
Although Tribunal Justice is more watchable than most new Judge shows, the format immediately makes it less enjoyable than Judy Justice.
Judge Judy starts with a narrator briefly explaining the case and then we get to hear the litigants explain it in their words. Judge Judy cuts to the chase, keeps them on track, asks the good questions, reviews documents, texts etc, and exposes either their flawed logic or lies.
Tribunal Justice on the other hand starts with a monologue from one of the Judges who explains the case. Rather boring. But this leads to my biggest gripe: instead of the "drama" being more natural like in Judy Justice, the Judges here are doing most of the talking so they start getting worked up over practically nothing to force drama. They start speaking animatedly, make harsh accusations about a person's character and even resort to name-calling for little reason. Not to mention most of the evidence isn't seen by the viewer...they'll just say "this is what I read in the messages".
Episode 4 is an example. Judge Patricia DiMango starts yelling at the start before anyone's even said anything. Then she says "I'm yelling not because I'm mad...because I'm upset for you." The plaintiff calmly replied "yes your honor". Lol Even the plaintiff looked confused why the Judge was getting all worked up.
Is Tribunal Justice worth watching? Maybe. Watch a couple episodes at least. You can start with episode 3 if you like because it has a little more drama. But the show can definitely improve by not disrespecting the intelligence of the viewer. Most of us watch Judge shows because we like hearing real cases and seeing how they are resolved legally. Some drama doesn't hurt either. Show evidence. Let the litigants get more than 3 words out before interrupting (Judge Judy does that as well but it's not as bad as this.) The drama is in the case. Not in the Judges looking for a "moment" and forcing it.
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- Jan 31, 2024
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