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Judge Joe Brown is the first African-American man to preside over a courtroom television show and the first African-American person to preside over a long-running courtroom series. [2] However, former New York prosecutor Star Jones is the first African-American person to preside over a court show (Jones & Jury 1994–1995). [3]
Court shows are television programs where court cases are heard and ruled on by a judge or jury. Court shows are particularly popular on daytime syndication. Court shows are particularly popular on daytime syndication.
Judges appearing in a starring role on a television courtroom show. Pages in category "Television judges" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total
Joseph Blakeney Brown Jr. (born July 5, 1947), known professionally as Judge Joe Brown, is an American former lawyer and television personality. He is a former Shelby County, Tennessee Criminal Court judge and a former arbiter of the arbitration-based reality court show Judge Joe Brown .
[20] [21] Caprio's TV series, Caught in Providence, originated on PEG access television in Rhode Island and was first picked up by ABC station WLNE-TV in 2000, initially airing late on Saturday nights. [22] After a hiatus, Caught in Providence returned in 2015 and aired after the 11 o'clock newscasts on Saturdays until September 2017. [23]
First African-American woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court on January 29, 1926 Dennis Archer (b. 1942) [2] First African American president of the American Bar Association; former mayor of Detroit: Derrick Bell (1930–2011) [3] Proponent of critical race theory; law professor at Harvard University: Stephen L. Carter (b ...
A fellow black Republican, Judge Williams would administer the oath of office to Ross after he became a judge on the then Inglewood Municipal Court. [6] Ross was elevated the following year to the Superior Court after a ballot measure approved by California voters allowed for "unification" of municipal and superior court judicial roles. [7]
Judge Mathis is a daily, hour-long, NAACP Image Award winning, Daytime Emmy Award-winning program. The show's star, former Michigan Superior Court and civil rights activist Judge Greg Mathis became the longest reigning African American court show judge by his 16th season during the 2014–15 television year. Moreover, he is the second longest ...