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The Main Characters
--Judge Judy Sheindlin has been a judge since 1972 and got a big break in 1996 when her show debuted in syndication. It was an instant hit and as of this review, has been extended until 2012. She is very opinionated and doesn’t let anyone take control of her court.
--Petri Hawkins-Byrd is the bailiff in Judy’s courtroom. He is a quiet guy but sometimes provides the funniest moments. He also helps out Judy on some topics that she doesn’t quite grasp (technology, sports, math, etc).
The Setting
Judge Judy’s courtroom, which is located in Los Angeles California, though they show scenery from NYC to show that Judy is a NYC gal.
The Cases (1:54:54)
There are nine cases presented on this DVD.
1) Patterson v. Jimerson (10:23)
Ms. Patterson is suing Mr. Jimerson since he promised to taker her to the school prom and he bailed on her, and she wants the money back for her dress and limo. Judy rails the guy for a bit, but can’t award her for her judgment, since she was suing the father and the father wasn’t responsible for the damages. I wasn’t too into this case.
2) Repsher v. Zile (12:41)
This is a case of Ms. Zile being sued by Ms. Repsher because Zile sold her a dog that was supposed to be a terrier but in actuality wasn’t. The main thing here is Judy telling Zile that the people that I guess certified the dog was not a company she knew of and therefore was not valid, which I think is kind of unusual for her, since the corporation was valid. Judy found in favor of Repsher, since she didn’t sell her what was advertised.
3) Casimir v. Randolph (9:55)
Mr. Casimir is suing Mr. Randolph in what was an assault incident. This was very interesting case, where Randolph says he was protecting himself and attacked Casimir, which led to Casimir’s girlfriend to stab Randolph in the heart. This was interesting how Judy broke this down, actually telling Randolph that if not for the fact that he went up to Casimir, he wouldn’t have been stabbed and found in favor of Casimir. Judy basically rips Randolph’s character apart and tells him it is all his fault for this happening. Very interesting.
4) Brown v. Pritchett (13:02)
This is a rather odd and somewhat sick case. Brown sued Pritchett (a young 13-year-old girl) for him being thrown in jail. Of course, Brown was supplying alcohol to Pritchett and her friends. This just seemed very sick, and Judy tells Brown that he can’t sue for damages if the reason he was arrested was because he was doing something wrong in the first place.
5) Hackett v. Schell (18:05)
This is a simple assault case, where Hackett was beat up by Schell on the doorstep of Schell’s girlfriend. The girlfriend first testifies in Schell’s defense, then Judy completely turns the tables on them, questioning the idiocy of the girlfriend and getting Schell to twice call his girlfriend a liar. Just seeing Judy deal with the psyche of Schell and making him look like a fool was great and this is a nice long, one-sided case where Judy just tears Schell a new one.
6) Gallarzo v. Cosio (12:46)
This is a classic divorced parents case, where the mother (Cosio) of a child tells that child to tell his father not to bring his current wife to a graduation party. Judy promptly calls her a bad mother for that. So Cosio makes a scene at the graduation party, and it is all captured on tape. Cosio also took some outfits and burned them, but she denies it, however, there is more evidence to that, a voice mail. Basically, Judy calls Cosio a bad mother and advises the father to seek custody of the children.
7) Watts v. Sorrows (11:05)
Watts caught Sorrows having sex in her house, which he broke into. He said he was one of the workers on the house. Watts wants money for the carpet she had to replace, a months rent for staying her own apartment while the house was being fixed up while new locks were being put in. Sorrows story was just, sorry. He sounded about as stupid as you could imagine for someone trying to make up a story as to why he’s in someone’s house.
8) Osman v. Benjamin (26:54)
This is quite a lengthy case involving a young girl (Osman) who was beat up by two girls and having it all orchestrated by her best friend (Benjamin). Of course, Ms. Benjamin denies the whole thing until Judy slowly rips apart her reasoning and absurd story, and the fact that she pled guilty to being a part of the assault. This was a long case, and was a very good one.
9) Davenport v. Filkins (9:33)
This is a classic case. The Davenports won an auction on E-Bay for two cell-phones and Ms. Filkins sent the item, unfortunately, not what was advertised. She sent them a picture of the item. What an idiot. Judy rips apart Filkins and how stupid she is. Classic case.
10) Dettenheim v. Dettenheim (3:32)
The Dettenheim’s are sisters. The plaintiff says her sister took her car without her permission and hit a deer, then took it home and ate it. The defendant is about as stupid as she sounds. Easy case for Judy but it’s the funniest one on here, especially the dumb sister.
Case Review
This is just 2-hours of Judy goodness. It captures more of her brash in-your-face judge that we know and love that the first collection really didn’t capture. Of course, the only problem is that we need more cases! This really ran the gamut of cases that Judy sees and shows her at her best, making fun of just the stupidest people that this Earth has to offer.
DVD Features
A) Extras
1) Judge Judy on Montel Williams (6:20)
This is Judy on the Montel Williams show in an extremely clipped version where her son shows up and they talk about her grandkids. It’s a nice way to show Judy as a family person. I don’t know when this is from, though.
2) Judge Judy on Entertainment Tonight (1997) (4:17)
This is interesting, as it was very early on in Judy’s run. It is a straightforward Judy interview where she talks about being on TV, and her husband (Jerry) makes an appearance, too.
3) Judge Judy on Entertainment Tonight (2008) (5:50)
Mary Hart interviews Judy (who looks great for 63) about her run on TV.
4) Judyisms II (2:59)
This is just awesome, with great Judyisms (You’re about as dumb as a bucket of rocks!) Some of these are ones I need to use in the classroom.
B) Audio/Video
Audio is standard 2.0 stereo, which suits the collection just fine, and is 4x3 widescreen, which I guess isn’t really needed, but its there. It’s better than the TV so I have no problems here.
C) Packaging / Liner Notes
This is just a standard DVD case with no liner notes at all.
D) Easter Eggs
None
Overall Review
I thought this collection was a lot better than the first one, in terms of cases presented. Of course, we need full season sets now. You can’t give us a slice of the pie and not expect to want the whole thing later on. It is only about 2 hours of content so don’t pick this up for anything more than $11, but if you can find it for cheap it is more than worth it. Recommended.
Overall Rating
8.0
10.0 Perfect
9.0-9.5 Near Perfect, Highly Recommended
8.0-8.5 Really good disc, Recommended
7.0-7.5 Good DVD, Mildly recommended
6.0-6.5 Above Average DVD. Mildest of mild recommendations
5.0-5.5 Decent all around disc, but catch it on TV
4.0-4.5 Great Movie but horrible DVD
3.0-3.5 Horrible movie but great DVD
2.0-2.5 There’s at least some merit to this DVD, but not much.
1.0-1.5 Horrible DVD, don’t even bother
0.0-0.5 Worst DVD ever
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