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Hot Bench

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.
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  • A woman moves into subsidized housing with her Rottweiler and six kids, then finds out the previous tenant died there -- but that's not what haunts her: it's the building manager, who's very much alive and withholding her security deposit.

  • A woman who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a parked car says she hadn't been drinking that night, but she begged the other party not to involve the police; a landscaper reportedly leaves in the middle of a job to attend a ballgame.

  • A landscaper who leased a truck says he thought he was leasing to own, but he didn't get it in writing.

  • A woman with a heart of gold has lent thousands of dollars to her onetime foster daughter over the years and never asked for a dime in return, but the DUI and the totaled car are the final straw.

  • An event coordinator sues her on-again-off-again girlfriend for unpaid cellphone bills.

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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.

Starring

Yodit Tewolde, Rachel Juarez, Daniel Mentzer, Michael Corriero, Patricia DiMango, Tanya Acker, Larry Bakman

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