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Joseph Albert Wapner (November 15, 1919 – February 26, 2017) was an American judge and television personality. He is best known as the first presiding judge of the reality court show The People's Court. The show's first run in syndication, with Judge Wapner presiding as judge, continued from 1981 to 1993, for 12 seasons and 2,484 episodes ...
The judge from the show's first 12 seasons (including the 1980 pilot) was Joseph Wapner. Rusty Burrell was his bailiff , [ 12 ] Jack Harrell was the announcer, and Doug Llewelyn was the host and court reporter , who announced the matter of the dispute at the beginning of each trial.
The longtime Los Angeles judge changed the face of television when he took the courtroom to audiences in 1981. 'People's Court' Judge Joseph Wapner dead at 97 Skip to main content
By the completion of the show's 28th season (2012–13), Milian had completed twelve and a half seasons presiding over the program, officially making her the longest-running judge on The People's Court. The late Joseph Wapner, the show's original judge, was the previous holder of this record. By the spring of 2021, she reached 20 years as ...
Court is adjourned: Daytime courtroom shows The People’s Court and Judge Mathis have both been cancelled after more than two decades on the air each, according to our sister site Variety. The ...
The program is presided over by Judge Joseph Wapner (better known for his tenure as the original judge of The People's Court). On Judge Wapner's Animal Court , he was accompanied by his bailiff Rusty Burrell—also a People's Court carryover—while hearing and ruling on real cases involving or about animals.
He also became an adjunct professor at New York University (NYU) and the judge on The People's Court for two years (1997–99) following the retirement of Judge Joseph Wapner. In 1999, he was a visiting professor at Brandeis University. Koch regularly appeared on the lecture circuit, and had a high-rated talk show on WABC radio.
Republican Loris Zappia became the new St. Joseph County Probate Court Judge after defeating Democratic incumbent Jason Cichowicz.