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* EveryEpisodeEnding: Since at least 2015, every episode ends with a large graphic and voiceover announcing "DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE!" It was added after a ''People's Court'' staffer lost her child to an accident involving a texting driver.
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** Doug Llewelyn closing out each episode, "Don't take the law into your own hands. Take them to court."[[note]]This catch phrase is no longer used in the current version, although former court reporter Curt Chaplin used a variation of it in promos during commercial breaks inviting litigants to bring their cases on the show.[[/note]]
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** Doug Llewelyn closing out each episode, "Don't take the law into your own hands. Take them to court."[[note]]This catch phrase is no longer used in the current version, although former court reporter Curt Chaplin used a variation of it in promos during commercial breaks inviting litigants to bring their cases on the show. Doug Llewelyn did say it one final time to close out the Sep. 5, 2016 episode; it was the 20th season premiere, and Doug's first day back on the show.[[/note]]
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On February 17, 2023, it was announced that the current incarnation would end after 26 seasons.
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On February 17, 2023, it was announced that the current incarnation would end after 26 seasons.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness: The last five minutes of the 2023 finale acknowledged that the show was ending. Harvey Levin and executive producer David Scott reminisced over the series' influence and paid tribute to Stu Billett, who had passed in 2021. The last scene saw Judge Milian get up from the desk, walk across the empty set, and turn the lights off as she left.
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-->'''Plaintiff''': That's bull[''censored''].
-->'''Judge Milian''': [''turning around midway to her chambers and walking back to the bench''] What'd you say? What'd you say?
-->'''Judge Milian''': [''turning around midway to her chambers and walking back to the bench''] What'd you say? What'd you say?
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-->'''Plaintiff''': That's bull[''censored''].
bull''[censored]''.
-->'''Judge Milian''':[''turning ''[turning around midway to her chambers and walking back to the bench''] bench]'' What'd you say? What'd you say?
-->'''Judge Milian''':
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-->'''Plaintiff''': I think this is bull[''censored''].
-->'''Judge Milian''': [''after a moment of silence''] You have twenty-four hours to bring the phone personally to the courthouse. That's how long you have if you want those $650. [''walks back to her chambers'']
-->'''Judge Milian''': [''after a moment of silence''] You have twenty-four hours to bring the phone personally to the courthouse. That's how long you have if you want those $650. [''walks back to her chambers'']
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-->'''Plaintiff''': I think this is bull[''censored''].
bull''[censored]''.
-->'''Judge Milian''':[''after ''[after a moment of silence''] silence]'' You have twenty-four hours to bring the phone personally to the courthouse. That's how long you have if you want those $650. [''walks ''[walks back to her chambers'']chambers]''
-->'''Judge Milian''':
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' [''reading the landscaper's account of the altercation between him and the plaintiff''] "She came out of her house, screamed at me to get over here, and then she started calling me a [''censored'']ing dumbass [''plaintiff winces back in shock and looks at her friend''] and not knowing information and taking a job I don't know how to do, at the tip top of her lungs when she proceeded to push me after that. She said, "If the company won't do something about this, I will." And I proceeded to walk away to avoid further conflict." [''to the defendant''] I mean, he doesn't describe it as she touches him to get his attention. He describes it as "she pushes me after she's yelling at me." [''continues reading''] "I proceeded to walk away to avoid further conflict. When I turned around I took two steps back, she threw the flower at me, and the whole time during this situation I apologized, kept my head down, told her I was sorry, but she yelled."
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' [''reading ''[reading the landscaper's account of the altercation between him and the plaintiff''] plaintiff]'' "She came out of her house, screamed at me to get over here, and then she started calling me a [''censored'']ing ''[censored]''ing dumbass [''plaintiff ''[plaintiff winces back in shock and looks at her friend''] friend]'' and not knowing information and taking a job I don't know how to do, at the tip top of her lungs when she proceeded to push me after that. She said, "If the company won't do something about this, I will." And I proceeded to walk away to avoid further conflict." [''to ''[to the defendant''] defendant]'' I mean, he doesn't describe it as she touches him to get his attention. He describes it as "she pushes me after she's yelling at me." [''continues reading''] ''[continues reading]'' "I proceeded to walk away to avoid further conflict. When I turned around I took two steps back, she threw the flower at me, and the whole time during this situation I apologized, kept my head down, told her I was sorry, but she yelled."
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' Well, according to him, you PUSHED him! And you threw flowers at him! According to him, you just... [''emulates throwing said flowers''] THREW a flower up in the air, so I'm havin' a little bit of difficulty with that, so why wouldn't you expect the police to be called?
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' Well, according to him, you PUSHED him! And you threw flowers at him! According to him, you just... [''emulates ''[emulates throwing said flowers''] flowers]'' THREW a flower up in the air, so I'm havin' a little bit of difficulty with that, so why wouldn't you expect the police to be called?
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' [''reading another account, this time of the plaintiff's phone call to the defendant's business''] "She would like to weed whack the kid that cut her flowers [''plaintiff winces again''] and weed whack Bill for hiring someone with no brains. The head of South Village doesn't care and is a liar." [''to the defendant''] That's the homeowners' association?
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' [''reading ''[reading another account, this time of the plaintiff's phone call to the defendant's business''] business]'' "She would like to weed whack the kid that cut her flowers [''plaintiff ''[plaintiff winces again''] again]'' and weed whack Bill for hiring someone with no brains. The head of South Village doesn't care and is a liar." [''to ''[to the defendant''] defendant]'' That's the homeowners' association?
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' Okay. She's taking notes of everything you said during your calls. [''continues reading''] "She's making pineapple upside down cake for employee at a price chopper because that's what she does when she gets good service. [''plaintiff winces yet again''] She could die before she sees another lily bloom. She expects a call today. When will we replace her bushes?"
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-->'''Judge Milian:''' Okay. She's taking notes of everything you said during your calls. [''continues reading''] ''[continues reading]'' "She's making pineapple upside down cake for employee at a price chopper because that's what she does when she gets good service. [''plaintiff ''[plaintiff winces yet again''] again]'' She could die before she sees another lily bloom. She expects a call today. When will we replace her bushes?"
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-->'''Plaintiff:''' [''to the defendant, after the judge rules against her''] Liar. God'll get you.
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-->'''Plaintiff:''' [''to ''[to the defendant, after the judge rules against her''] her]'' Liar. God'll get you.
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-->'''Doug:''' [''chuckling''] How do you build that suit for $5000?
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-->'''Doug:''' [''chuckling''] ''[chuckling]'' How do you build that suit for $5000?
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-->'''Judge Milian''': ''Not'' here, ''not'' today, ''not on my watch!'' NOT ONLY do you not get your $900 back, but that counterclaim that he now has against you? I'm gonna find in his favor, and you, gentlemen, owe him an additional $450! ''[slams her hands on her desk]'' HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?! Sometimes you should just leave well enough alone! ''[bangs her gavel]'' Unbelievable! Un-be-lievable!
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-->'''Judge Milian''': ''Not'' here, ''not'' today, ''not on my watch!'' NOT ONLY do you not get your $900 back, but that counterclaim that he has now has against you? I'm gonna find in his favor, and you, gentlemen, you two gentlemen owe him an additional $450! ''[slams her hands on her desk]'' HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?! Sometimes you should just leave well enough alone! ''[bangs her gavel]'' Unbelievable! Un-be-lievable!
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* FrivolousLawsuit: A woman sued a landscaping business over one of their workers allegedly weed whacking her Asiatic Black Wizard lilies that her friend planted. When the defendant gave his side of the story, along with his evidence, the plaintiff constantly stared him down. Judge Milian examined written accounts of the plaintiff's questionable behavior, which the latter of course denied doing. Funnily enough, the plaintiff also stated she suggested the landscaper go to the library to find out what a flower was. The fact that the flowers were on the plaintiff's HOA's property and not her own cost her the entire case.
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* FrivolousLawsuit: A woman sued a landscaping business over one of their workers allegedly weed whacking her Asiatic Black Wizard lilies that her friend planted. When the defendant gave his side of the story, along with his evidence, the plaintiff constantly stared him down. Judge Milian examined written accounts of the plaintiff's questionable behavior, which the latter of course denied doing. Funnily enough, the plaintiff also stated she suggested the landscaper go to the library to find out learn what a flower was. The fact that the flowers were on the plaintiff's HOA's property and not her own cost her the entire case.
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* FrivolousLawsuit: A woman sued a landscaping business over one of their workers allegedly weed whacking her Asiatic Black Wizard lilies that her friend planted. When the defendant gave his side of the story, along with his evidence, the plaintiff constantly stared him down. Judge Milian examined written accounts of the plaintiff's questionable behavior, which the latter of course denied doing. Funnily enough, the plaintiff also stated she suggested the landscaper go to the library to find out what a flower was. The fact that the flowers were on the plaintiff's HOA's property and not her own cost her the entire case.
-->'''Judge Milian:''' [''reading the landscaper's account of the altercation between him and the plaintiff''] "She came out of her house, screamed at me to get over here, and then she started calling me a [''censored'']ing dumbass [''plaintiff winces back in shock and looks at her friend''] and not knowing information and taking a job I don't know how to do, at the tip top of her lungs when she proceeded to push me after that. She said, "If the company won't do something about this, I will." And I proceeded to walk away to avoid further conflict." [''to the defendant''] I mean, he doesn't describe it as she touches him to get his attention. He describes it as "she pushes me after she's yelling at me." [''continues reading''] "I proceeded to walk away to avoid further conflict. When I turned around I took two steps back, she threw the flower at me, and the whole time during this situation I apologized, kept my head down, told her I was sorry, but she yelled."
** Then the defendant states that the police were called to the scene to de-escalate the situation at hand, much to the plaintiff's chagrin.
-->'''Judge Milian:''' That kinda escalated the situation, didn't it? You didn't like that the police were called.
-->'''Plaintiff:''' I was shocked!
-->'''Judge Milian:''' Well, according to him, you PUSHED him! And you threw flowers at him! According to him, you just... [''emulates throwing said flowers''] THREW a flower up in the air, so I'm havin' a little bit of difficulty with that, so why wouldn't you expect the police to be called?
** The madness doesn't end there, though. The defendant presents another nugget of evidence which amuses the judge.
-->'''Judge Milian:''' [''reading another account, this time of the plaintiff's phone call to the defendant's business''] "She would like to weed whack the kid that cut her flowers [''plaintiff winces again''] and weed whack Bill for hiring someone with no brains. The head of South Village doesn't care and is a liar." [''to the defendant''] That's the homeowners' association?
-->'''Defendant:''' Correct, your honor.
-->'''Judge Milian:''' Okay. She's taking notes of everything you said during your calls. [''continues reading''] "She's making pineapple upside down cake for employee at a price chopper because that's what she does when she gets good service. [''plaintiff winces yet again''] She could die before she sees another lily bloom. She expects a call today. When will we replace her bushes?"
** The plaintiff obviously wasn't afraid to express her frustration after the verdict, going so far as to bring religion into her argument. You can tell Doug was at least slightly nervous when interviewing her.
-->'''Plaintiff:''' [''to the defendant, after the judge rules against her''] Liar. God'll get you.
-->'''Doug:''' So the plaintiff fails in her bid to get $5000...
-->'''Plaintiff:''' I don't care about the money. It's not the money, it's what he did, and he lied in court. But God'll get to him. That's on his shoulders, not mine. And the young man.
-->'''Doug:''' What did he lie about?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' About me shoving him. I would never do that. I never used any profanity against that young man, or him. I never met him until today.
-->'''Doug:''' Alright, one other question, I never heard you discuss. Will the lilies grow back?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' No, they did not grow back.
-->'''Doug:''' You can plant more though, right?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' But not – those are very rare. Wizard Black lilies.
-->'''Doug:''' You never established the value. Where do you get so much money for – I mean, how much of the cost to plant the lilies?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' Go online. Go online and look.
-->'''Doug:''' No, I'm asking you.
-->'''Plaintiff:''' I – they're, like, twenty-six dollars.
-->'''Doug:''' [''chuckling''] How do you build that suit for $5000?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' It's not – I didn't care about the money. It's the point to get him in here to tell the truth, and he did not tell the truth, I did. And that's all I care about 'cause God knows the truth.
-->'''Judge Milian:''' [''reading the landscaper's account of the altercation between him and the plaintiff''] "She came out of her house, screamed at me to get over here, and then she started calling me a [''censored'']ing dumbass [''plaintiff winces back in shock and looks at her friend''] and not knowing information and taking a job I don't know how to do, at the tip top of her lungs when she proceeded to push me after that. She said, "If the company won't do something about this, I will." And I proceeded to walk away to avoid further conflict." [''to the defendant''] I mean, he doesn't describe it as she touches him to get his attention. He describes it as "she pushes me after she's yelling at me." [''continues reading''] "I proceeded to walk away to avoid further conflict. When I turned around I took two steps back, she threw the flower at me, and the whole time during this situation I apologized, kept my head down, told her I was sorry, but she yelled."
** Then the defendant states that the police were called to the scene to de-escalate the situation at hand, much to the plaintiff's chagrin.
-->'''Judge Milian:''' That kinda escalated the situation, didn't it? You didn't like that the police were called.
-->'''Plaintiff:''' I was shocked!
-->'''Judge Milian:''' Well, according to him, you PUSHED him! And you threw flowers at him! According to him, you just... [''emulates throwing said flowers''] THREW a flower up in the air, so I'm havin' a little bit of difficulty with that, so why wouldn't you expect the police to be called?
** The madness doesn't end there, though. The defendant presents another nugget of evidence which amuses the judge.
-->'''Judge Milian:''' [''reading another account, this time of the plaintiff's phone call to the defendant's business''] "She would like to weed whack the kid that cut her flowers [''plaintiff winces again''] and weed whack Bill for hiring someone with no brains. The head of South Village doesn't care and is a liar." [''to the defendant''] That's the homeowners' association?
-->'''Defendant:''' Correct, your honor.
-->'''Judge Milian:''' Okay. She's taking notes of everything you said during your calls. [''continues reading''] "She's making pineapple upside down cake for employee at a price chopper because that's what she does when she gets good service. [''plaintiff winces yet again''] She could die before she sees another lily bloom. She expects a call today. When will we replace her bushes?"
** The plaintiff obviously wasn't afraid to express her frustration after the verdict, going so far as to bring religion into her argument. You can tell Doug was at least slightly nervous when interviewing her.
-->'''Plaintiff:''' [''to the defendant, after the judge rules against her''] Liar. God'll get you.
-->'''Doug:''' So the plaintiff fails in her bid to get $5000...
-->'''Plaintiff:''' I don't care about the money. It's not the money, it's what he did, and he lied in court. But God'll get to him. That's on his shoulders, not mine. And the young man.
-->'''Doug:''' What did he lie about?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' About me shoving him. I would never do that. I never used any profanity against that young man, or him. I never met him until today.
-->'''Doug:''' Alright, one other question, I never heard you discuss. Will the lilies grow back?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' No, they did not grow back.
-->'''Doug:''' You can plant more though, right?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' But not – those are very rare. Wizard Black lilies.
-->'''Doug:''' You never established the value. Where do you get so much money for – I mean, how much of the cost to plant the lilies?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' Go online. Go online and look.
-->'''Doug:''' No, I'm asking you.
-->'''Plaintiff:''' I – they're, like, twenty-six dollars.
-->'''Doug:''' [''chuckling''] How do you build that suit for $5000?
-->'''Plaintiff:''' It's not – I didn't care about the money. It's the point to get him in here to tell the truth, and he did not tell the truth, I did. And that's all I care about 'cause God knows the truth.
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-->'''Plaintiff''': That's bulls---.bull[''censored''].
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** One case involved a plaintiff suing for a refund on an iPhone he bought on eBay that he claimed was stolen and defective, while the defendant claimed he originally bought the phone from another person. However, it turns out the plaintiff didn't have the phone in his possession while in the courtroom, so Judge Milian would not award him his money until the phone showed up. Unhappy with the ruling, he cursed under his breath, thinking the judge wouldn't hear him. ''But she did.'' And she amended the judgment by giving him ''one day'' to return the phone if he wanted his money back.
-->'''Plaintiff''': That's bulls---.
-->'''Judge Milian''': [''turning around midway to her chambers and walking back to the bench''] What'd you say? What'd you say?
-->'''Plaintiff''': I just think this is ridiculous.
-->'''Judge Milian''': What'd you say? Say it again! Say what you said again! Say what you said ''exactly.'' SAY WHAT YOU SAID AGAIN.
-->'''Plaintiff''': I think this is bulls---.
-->'''Judge Milian''': [''after a moment of silence''] You have twenty-four hours to bring the phone personally to the courthouse. That's how long you have if you want those $650. [''walks back to her chambers'']
-->'''Plaintiff''': This is not a fair trial.
-->'''Plaintiff''': That's bulls---.
-->'''Judge Milian''': [''turning around midway to her chambers and walking back to the bench''] What'd you say? What'd you say?
-->'''Plaintiff''': I just think this is ridiculous.
-->'''Judge Milian''': What'd you say? Say it again! Say what you said again! Say what you said ''exactly.'' SAY WHAT YOU SAID AGAIN.
-->'''Plaintiff''': I think this is bulls---.
-->'''Judge Milian''': [''after a moment of silence''] You have twenty-four hours to bring the phone personally to the courthouse. That's how long you have if you want those $650. [''walks back to her chambers'']
-->'''Plaintiff''': This is not a fair trial.
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** One of the Zoom cases involved a young woman suing her brother for the cost of a new cell phone after he smashed her old one in a fit of rage, all because her car was parked in a space that the brother claimed was his. Judge Milian watched footage of the incident itself, where the brother pulled up to the driveway, yelled at his sister while she sat in her own car, and destroyed the aforementioned phone before calling their father and taking his anger out on him as well. Needless to say, Judge Milian was not impressed by the brother's decorum and called him out for it.
-->'''Judge Milian''': Is that how you talk to your father? The person who came here as a dishwasher, worked his way up to providing for every single stinking one of you grown children, so that you guys have a place to live and a parking lot to argue about? This is your idea of family values, your father taught you how to be a good person, and your sister doesn't take out the garbage? THIS IS YOU, talking to your father that night?! There is NO excuse for your behavior! Especially over a ''stupid'' parking space! And what your father needs to do, 'cause I hope he saw these videos, is tell all of you, "Grow up, you're thirty-something, go get your own apartment that doesn't have anything to do with problems with siblings." Because your parents do not have to live like this. They do not have to live with whatever baggage you're talking about, causing you at two in the morning to lose it like this! You RIPPED the phone out of your sister's hands and threw it against the concrete wall! And then you called your father at three in the morning! You terrified your sister! You tell me how that – tell me what warped SENSE of family values that is! Tell me.
-->'''Judge Milian''': Is that how you talk to your father? The person who came here as a dishwasher, worked his way up to providing for every single stinking one of you grown children, so that you guys have a place to live and a parking lot to argue about? This is your idea of family values, your father taught you how to be a good person, and your sister doesn't take out the garbage? THIS IS YOU, talking to your father that night?! There is NO excuse for your behavior! Especially over a ''stupid'' parking space! And what your father needs to do, 'cause I hope he saw these videos, is tell all of you, "Grow up, you're thirty-something, go get your own apartment that doesn't have anything to do with problems with siblings." Because your parents do not have to live like this. They do not have to live with whatever baggage you're talking about, causing you at two in the morning to lose it like this! You RIPPED the phone out of your sister's hands and threw it against the concrete wall! And then you called your father at three in the morning! You terrified your sister! You tell me how that – tell me what warped SENSE of family values that is! Tell me.
