The Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program is a category of the

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s dedicated to the court show genre. It was first introduced in 2008. Previously, court shows were grouped miscellaneously in the

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category. In June 2021, ''

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'' helmed by

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won its 4th Daytime Emmy Award, which gives it the most wins for the court show genre.

Results details

In its first season, ''

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'' became the first winner in this category in 2008. ''Cristina's Court'' went on to win 2 additional times consecutively, giving it the most wins for 9 years up until 2017, the longest length for holding the title of most wins. The court show was short-lived, however, only lasting 3 seasons and winning its final Daytime Emmy after its cancellation. In 2017, the ''

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'' courtroom series matched its number of wins, winning a 3rd time for the category. When ''Judge Judy'' won for the first time in 2013, it was the first long-running, highly rated court show to win an Emmy. Previous to that, only short-lived, newly released court shows won this Emmy category, such as ''Cristina's Court''. In addition, '' Last Shot with Judge Gunn'' won the award in 2012, which was only one season into its series run. This show was also cancelled early into its run, after only its 2nd season. ''Last Shot'' is the first nontraditional courtroom series to receive the award. In 2018, '' Judge Mathis'' made history as the first court show with an

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jurist to win in this category. By June 2020, ''

'' won 3 times, equaling the number of wins of ''Cristina's Court'' and ''Judge Judy''. In June 2021, ''The People's Court'' won its 4th ''Daytime Emmy Award'', which officially gives it the most wins for the court show genre. When ''

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'',

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's spin-off court show, won the award in June 2022, she became the only television judge to win this category for more than one program (her two court shows).

Nominee/winner outline

2000s

2010s

Multiple wins

4 wins *''

'' 3 wins *''Cristina's Court'' *''

References

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