It’s actually a court, though the show pays the fines. That’s why if she REALLY wants to stick it to someone, she finagles it so it’s not just money, or there are conditions. Idk who told you she was disbarred, but that’s not true.
Depends on how you define "court". In the U.S legal system the show technicly falls under private arbitration. There is a real dispute, the parties are bound by the decistion, and the settlement is final. (No case can be brought on the same set of facts in another court), and government courts may issue enforcemnt orders based on the result.
And I believe they pull actual cases/disputes out of the local small claims dockets and offer to arbitrate them.
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u/mittenkrusty Feb 27 '25
From what I heard it's just a set and payments are paid for by the show, sure I also heard she was actually legally disbarred or something like that.
A big reason why the show was retooled into Judy Justice because it had no real power was what I heard.