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''Tribunal Justice'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show created by Judge
Judy Sheindlin Judith Susan Sheindlin ( Blum; born October 21, 1942), also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, jurist, court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge. For 25 seas ...
. It premiered on
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on June 9, 2023. The second season continued on
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following the discontinuation of Freevee.


Summary

A panel of three legal professionals collectively adjudicates and debates real cases in Los Angeles.


Cast


Host judges


Tanya Acker

Tanya Acker was born March 13, 1970, in Los Angeles. She graduated from
Howard University Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Mid ...
with a
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in 1992 and
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with her
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in 1995. Following law school, she served as a
law clerk A law clerk, judicial clerk, or judicial assistant is a person, often a lawyer, who provides direct counsel and assistance to a lawyer or judge by Legal research, researching issues and drafting legal opinions for cases before the court. Judicial ...
for Dorothy Wright Nelson and completed a fellowship at the Office of the Solicitor General. She has since gone into private practice as a
civil litigation Civil law is a major "branch of the law", in common law legal systems such as those in England and Wales and in the United States, where it stands in contrast to criminal law. Glanville Williams. ''Learning the Law''. Eleventh Edition. Stevens. 1 ...
attorney. In addition to practicing law, Acker has been a television commentator on programs on
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. She was previously on ''
Hot Bench ''Hot Bench'' is an American nontraditional panel-based court show that debuted in first-run syndication on September 15, 2014. The series was conceptualized and produced for CBS Media Ventures by Judith Sheindlin of ''Judge Judy'' fame, alon ...
'' from 2014–2022.


Patricia DiMango

Patricia DiMango was born on May 19, 1953. She graduated from
Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls nearly 14,000 students on a campus in the Midwood and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn as of fall ...
with a bachelor's degree in psychology and education, a master's degree from
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in developmental psychology, and a
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from St. John's University School of Law. She was an Assistant District Attorney for
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and an adjunct associate professor for St. John's University. She was previously on ''
Hot Bench ''Hot Bench'' is an American nontraditional panel-based court show that debuted in first-run syndication on September 15, 2014. The series was conceptualized and produced for CBS Media Ventures by Judith Sheindlin of ''Judge Judy'' fame, alon ...
'' from 2014–2022.


Adam Levy

Adam Levy was born in October 1968 to
Judy Sheindlin Judith Susan Sheindlin ( Blum; born October 21, 1942), also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, jurist, court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge. For 25 seas ...
and her first husband, Ronald Levy. He graduated from
Hofstra University Hofstra University is a Private university, private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, includ ...
in 1992. He was previously the district attorney for
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. His daughter, Sarah Rose, is a law clerk on ''
Judy Justice ''Judy Justice'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. ''Judy Justice'' is both a spin-off and continuation of courtroom series ''Judge Judy'' (1996–2021) ...
''.


Supporting cast


Cassandra Britt, bailiff

Cassandra Britt is a retired officer from the
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, where she served in several roles over her 31-year career. She has a bachelor's degree from
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.


Petri Hawkins-Byrd, bailiff

Petri Hawkins-Byrd is a former New York State Court Officer and
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. He served as the court bailiff on ''
Judge Judy ''Judge Judy'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated court ...
'' from 1996–2021, which makes him the longest-serving television bailiff. He graduated from
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.


Production

On April 18, 2023, it was announced that ''Tribunal Justice'' would premiere on June 9, 2023, in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria. The show was created and is executive produced by Judge
Judy Sheindlin Judith Susan Sheindlin ( Blum; born October 21, 1942), also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, jurist, court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge. For 25 seas ...
(of ''
Judge Judy ''Judge Judy'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated court ...
'' and ''
Judy Justice ''Judy Justice'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. ''Judy Justice'' is both a spin-off and continuation of courtroom series ''Judge Judy'' (1996–2021) ...
''), who had previously created the similarly formatted ''
Hot Bench ''Hot Bench'' is an American nontraditional panel-based court show that debuted in first-run syndication on September 15, 2014. The series was conceptualized and produced for CBS Media Ventures by Judith Sheindlin of ''Judge Judy'' fame, alon ...
'' for the syndication market; Sheindlin was inspired by witnessing an Irish three-judge tribunal while on vacation in creating both shows. The titular tribunal features former
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justice
Patricia DiMango Patricia Mafalda DiMango (born May 19, 1953) is a retired American justice of the Supreme Court of Kings County, New York, and television personality. DiMango starred as one of three judges along with Judge Tanya Acker, Judge Larry Bakman, Judge ...
, Los Angeles civil litigator Tanya Acker, and former New York district attorney Adam Levy (Sheindlin's son), and bailiffs Petri Hawkins Byrd and Cassandra Britt. DiMango and Acker previously presided over the tribunal on ''Hot Bench''. Byrd previously served as Sheindlin’s Bailiff on ''
Judge Judy ''Judge Judy'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated court ...
''. On October 27, 2023, it was announced that ''Tribunal Justice'' had been renewed for a second season with Roland Tieh joined as showrunner.


Release

The first three episodes of the series premiered on
Amazon Freevee Amazon Freevee (stylized as freevee and fv, also shortened as Freevee, formerly known as IMDb Freedive and IMDb TV, and sometimes spelled FV) is an American Free ad-supported streaming television, ad-supported video on demand, video-on-demand ( ...
on June 9, 2023, with new episodes released every weekday through December 1, 2023. The series will make its linear premiere via Sox Entertainment syndication on September 8, 2025. The second season premiered on
Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by ...
on January 27, 2025.


Episodes


References


External links

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