''Judge David Young'' is an American arbitration-based reality

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presided over by former

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Circuit Court Judge David Young. The series aired in

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. It premiered on

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s across the

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and

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on September 10, 2007, and ran for 2 seasons until September 4, 2009. Young is the first openly

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TV judge. In the program, he presided over

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cases. The series was produced and distributed by

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. The series was filmed at the

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in New York City.

Format and case handling approach

Much of Young's behavior was comically

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. In fact, the tagline of his court show parodied ''

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's'' "Justice with an Attitude" tagline, using "Justice with a

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" instead. Young frequently finger-snapped the litigants upon sassy remarks and randomly burst into

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. He made a point of warning his litigants that there is only "one

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" allowed in the courtroom and that's him. Young said he wanted to be a role model for

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youth. In every episode, Young explained his position after his ruling to the studio audience. He often firmly silenced litigants if they were interrupting or becoming a problem. One of his trademarks was his humorous interactions with his bailiff, Tawya Young. Although David and Tawya share the same last name, they have no relation to each other. On January 10, 2009 it was announced that his contract would not be renewed for a third season.

Cancellation

''Judge David Young'' ran for two seasons, from September 10, 2007, to September 4, 2009. SPT subsequently did not renew ''Judge David Young'' due to a change in Sony's daytime television administration. They did not renew any of their original daytime television syndicated series.

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External links

Official show site
2000s American legal television series 2007 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Court shows Television series by Sony Pictures Television