History YMMV / JudgeJudy

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the ''nerve'' to [[SkewedPriorities blame and sue the defendant for the damage to her car]] when her [[LackofEmapthydaughter was killed]] while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, [[NeverMyFault not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her]]. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the ''nerve'' to [[SkewedPriorities blame and sue the defendant for the damage to her car]] when her [[LackofEmapthy daughter was killed]] while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, [[NeverMyFault not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her]]. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the ''nerve'' to [[SkewedPriorites blame and sue the defendant for the damage to her car]] when her [[LackofEmapthy daughter was killed]] while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, [[NeverMyFault not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her]]. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the ''nerve'' to [[SkeweredPriorites blame and sue the defendant for the damage to her car]] when her [[LackofEmapthy daughter was killed]] while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, [[NeverMyFault not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her]]. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the ''nerve'' to [[LackOfEmpathy blame and sue the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed]] while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, [[NeverMyFault not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her]]. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the nerve to [[LackOfEmpathy ''blame and sue'' the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed]] while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, [[NeverMyFault not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her]]. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the nerve to [[LackOfEmpathy''blame and sue'' the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed]] while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, [[NeverMyFault not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her]]. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the nerve to ''blame and sue'' the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, [[NeverMyFault not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her]]. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the nerve to ''blame and sue'' the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case that even went that far.

* HarsherInHindsight: The most indefinitely pitiful and memorable cases always seem to end up tragically for the litigants afterwards.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the nerve to ''blame and sue'' the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The intro was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case they went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the nerve to ''blame and sue'' the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The ''intro'' was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this, as it was an ''extremely unusual'' case for her, and possibly the first case they went that far.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the nerve to ''blame and sue'' the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. But more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The ''intro'' was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this.

** The car accident death case, in which a woman had the nerve to ''blame and sue'' the defendant for the damage to her car when her daughter was killed while driving with her son, and she also had the nerve to admit ''she always'' left the keys, not acknowledging the fact that ''her son'' could have been killed and yet still chose to complain about the car being a totaled loss for her. A comment on a video seems to confirm that she passed away dude to natural causes a few years after. but more importantly, her son is apparently serving a 30-40 year term for sexual assaualt of a minor. This case went on to show how some people can set a bad example for not themselves, but their children as well. The ''intro'' was even replaced by a 10-15 clip of Judge Judy coming out of her chambers and stating this.

* MemeticMutation:

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Judge Judy occasionally come off this way. While a number of litigants are scumbags who deserve her tearing into them, there are cases where her harsh and caustic behavior comes off as needlessly cruel or unnecessary. She also isn’t above judging things based on her own outdated values, such as demonizing the use of social media and online shopping, or one particular case where she ruled that a woman could not have owned a video game console herself (as opposed to having purchased it as a gift for her boyfriend) because video games, in the judge’s view, are not a ladylike hobby.
* WhatAnIdiot: Countless numbers of litigants, both plaintiffs and defendants, have fallen into this category, as Judge Judy herself is wont to point out during their cases:
-->'''Judge Judy:''' The dumbest person who watches this program understands where I'm coming from, sir. And if you don't understand where I'm coming from, then you are dumber than the dumbest person who watches this program.
** In one case, the plaintiff was suing her former friend for damages to her house after the defendant and her family came over to beat up the plaintiff for dating her ex-boyfriend. The plaintiff was granted a restraining order for three years for the defendant and video evidence showed the defendant clearly damaging the house. The defendant kept saying "It wasn't me" over and over again, claiming that it was someone else. It got to the point that Judge Judy kept saying "You're an idiot or lying if you claim it wasn't you".
** Another example is where the plaintiff, while parking, tapped the bumper of his car with the defendant's car. When the plaintiff's witness returned to the car to get some items, he saw the defendant vandalizing the plaintiff's car. The defendant not only posted video of himself vandalizing the car online, but he even bragged about it on Twitter. Judge Judy couldn't believe how stupid the defendant was.
** Litigants who slip up and incriminate themselves regarding actions that they claimed to have not committed. For example, "Dumb and Dumber," who denied stealing the plaintiff's purse, but couldn't keep from interrupting to dispute the plaintiff's list of the purse's contents, [[INeverSaidItWasPoison which he only could have known if he'd stolen the purse]].

** Litigants who slip up and incriminate themselves regarding actions that they claimed to have not committed - for example, "Dumb and Dumber," who denied stealing the plaintiff's purse, but couldn't keep from interrupting to dispute the plaintiff's list of the purse's contents.

* HarsherInHindsight: The infamous "Ebay scammer" episode sees Judge Judy telling the defendant, "If you live to be a hundred and twenty, you're not going to be as smart as I am in one finger." Discounting the fact that only one human ever lived to the age of 120, the defendant, Kelli Filkins, would never live to be 120, as she passed away in 2017, apparently due to suicide.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Judge Judy herself has run the full spectrum of reactions since her show began airing. One the one hand, Her Honor has many fans who love to see her lay down the law (figuratively and literally) to litigants who don't have a case, and think her razor-sharp personality makes her endearing. On the other hand, there are those who see Judge Judy as a bully and a {{jerkass}}, arguing that she makes the whole justice system look bad with her abrasive attitude. There's not much middle ground on her.

* BrokenBase: Judge Judy herself has run the full spectrum of reactions since her show began airing. One the one hand, Her Honor has many fans who love to see her lay down the law (figuratively and literally) to litigants who don't have a case, and think her razor-sharp personality makes her endearing. On the other hand, there are those who see Judge Judy as a bully and a {{jerkass}}, arguing that she makes the whole justice system look bad with her abrasive attitude. There's not much middle ground on her.

* HarsherInHindsight: The infamous "Ebay scammer" episode sees Judge Judy telling the defendant, "If you live to be a hundred and twenty, you're not going to be as smart as I am in one finger." Discounting the fact that very few humans have lived to the age of 120, the defendant, Kelli Filkins, would never live to be 120, as she passed away in 2017, apparently due to suicide.