''Judge Alex'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show that was presided over by retired

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, and Florida

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Alex Ferrer. The series premiered on September 12, 2005, 4 months after ''

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'' concluded. The series ended on May 21, 2014. The show aired in

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. On January 17, 2014, it was announced that ''Judge Alex'' had ceased production. The final episode aired on May 21, 2014, With reruns continuing until August of that year. Judge Alex joined the law firm of

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in March 2015. As the child of Cuban immigrants, Ferrer is fully bilingual. He is a regular contributor at abogados.com, Morgan & Morgan’s Spanish-language personal injury site.

Judge Alex Ferrer

While Ferrer handled cases that ranged from armed robberies to

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s and first-degree murders as a Florida circuit court judge, his cases on ''Judge Alex'' have been described as far tamer, entertaining, and by the arbiter himself as often "bizarre." Every three weeks, he taped ten cases a day over three days previously in Houston where the show was based (In the 2010-2011 season the show moved to Sunset Bronson Studios in Los Angeles); he then flew back home to

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, where he lives with his wife and two children. Personable and sensible with a

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, Ferrer was not overly harsh or given to mouthing off like some of his judicial counterparts, though he did keep a firm control over his courtroom and did not allow misconduct or disrespect. Ferrer's rulings were often prefaced by his explanation of the law at hand to his audience.

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