As with other court shows, such as The People's Court and Judge Judy, a former judge presides over small claims court cases as an arbitrator. On this show, the arbitration judge is Karen Mills-Francis, an African-American woman twice elected Miami-Dade County Court judge, who proclaims that "Justice isn't always black and white". A trademark of the series, Mills-Francis did not don the traditional black judicial robe, but rather a burgundy red robe. The introductory sequence displayed her presiding over cases, with the announcer narrating, "She's tough, she's fair, and she cares".[1] The show was produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television.[1] Chris Gallo was the court show's bailiff during its run. The show was filmed at the Chelsea Studios in New York City.
To distinguish itself from other shows in the then crowded court show field, Mills-Francis permitted litigants to cross-examine witnesses on Judge Karen. Moreover, the series featured a segment at the end of each episode in which Mills-Francis answered videotaped questions from viewers.[1] This segment was entitled "Ask Judge Karen"
It was announced on January 10, 2009 that Judge Karen would not be renewed for a second season.[2] Reruns were subsequently televised on BET and TV One network.
Influence of Karen's unconventional judge's robe color
Judy Sheindlin, of the hit courtroom series Judge Judy, has abandoned the traditionally black judge's robe in favor of a burgundy red colored judicial robe for her spin-off streaming series, Judy Justice. The move roots back to the 2008-2009 television series Judge Karen, Mills-Frances debuting the unconventionally burgundy colored judge's robe.[3]
Spin-offs of Judge Karen
Judge Karen's Court (2010-11)
On November 16, 2009, Litton Entertainment announced that they would be returning Mills-Francis to the air with Judge Karen's Court.[4] Like its predecessor, Mills-Francis returned the unconventionally colored burgundy judge's robe. The show premiered Monday, September 20, 2010, and in many markets took the place of the cancelled Street Court (which Litton had also produced). Despite reports that the show was doing well and had been renewed for a second season in 2011, Judge Karen's Court—like Judge Karen—was axed after one season.
form letter to prospective litigants describing the show
March 15, 2023
judge, karen, american, arbitration, based, reality, court, show, that, aired, first, syndication, season, during, 2008, television, period, series, debuted, september, 2008, markets, logo, from, 2008, show, contents, format, influence, karen, unconventional, . Judge Karen is an American arbitration based reality court show that aired in first run syndication and ran for one season during the 2008 09 television period The series debuted on September 8 2008 in 48 of the top 50 U S markets 1 Logo from 2008 show Contents 1 Format 1 1 Influence of Karen s unconventional judge s robe color 2 Spin offs of Judge Karen 2 1 Judge Karen s Court 2010 11 2 2 Supreme Justice with Judge Karen 2013 present 3 References 4 External linksFormat EditAs with other court shows such as The People s Court and Judge Judy a former judge presides over small claims court cases as an arbitrator On this show the arbitration judge is Karen Mills Francis an African American woman twice elected Miami Dade County Court judge who proclaims that Justice isn t always black and white A trademark of the series Mills Francis did not don the traditional black judicial robe but rather a burgundy red robe The introductory sequence displayed her presiding over cases with the announcer narrating She s tough she s fair and she cares 1 The show was produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television 1 Chris Gallo was the court show s bailiff during its run The show was filmed at the Chelsea Studios in New York City To distinguish itself from other shows in the then crowded court show field Mills Francis permitted litigants to cross examine witnesses on Judge Karen Moreover the series featured a segment at the end of each episode in which Mills Francis answered videotaped questions from viewers 1 This segment was entitled Ask Judge Karen It was announced on January 10 2009 that Judge Karen would not be renewed for a second season 2 Reruns were subsequently televised on BET and TV One network Influence of Karen s unconventional judge s robe color Edit Judy Sheindlin of the hit courtroom series Judge Judy has abandoned the traditionally black judge s robe in favor of a burgundy red colored judicial robe for her spin off streaming series Judy Justice The move roots back to the 2008 2009 television series Judge Karen Mills Frances debuting the unconventionally burgundy colored judge s robe 3 Spin offs of Judge Karen EditJudge Karen s Court 2010 11 Edit On November 16 2009 Litton Entertainment announced that they would be returning Mills Francis to the air with Judge Karen s Court 4 Like its predecessor Mills Francis returned the unconventionally colored burgundy judge s robe The show premiered Monday September 20 2010 and in many markets took the place of the cancelled Street Court which Litton had also produced Despite reports that the show was doing well and had been renewed for a second season in 2011 Judge Karen s Court like Judge Karen was axed after one season Supreme Justice with Judge Karen 2013 present Edit In November 2012 Entertainment Studios announced that they would be launching their fourth court show Supreme Justice with Judge Karen in fall 2013 currently still in production as of 2021 Notably quitting her use of nontraditionally colored burgundy judicial robes Mills Francis is seen in a traditionally black colored judicial robe in her current series Entertainment Studios also produces the court shows America s Court with Judge Ross We the People With Gloria Allred Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez and Justice with Judge Mablean all of which use a nontraditional dramatized court show format 5 6 References Edit a b c d Bold and Sassy JUDGE KAREN Brings Daytime Drama to Court Sony press release Reuters reuters com August 14 2008 Archived from the original on September 25 2008 Retrieved 2008 09 13 Troubled Syndie Market Takes Its Toll NextTV January 10 2009 Why Judy Sheindlin wasn t teary saying goodbye to Judge Judy what to know about her new show UsaToday 2021 05 21 Karen Back In Session NextTV December 11 2009 Retrieved 2009 12 11 Entertainment Studios to Launch Fourth Court Show Supreme Justice This Fall NextTV Retrieved 2020 06 25 The Daily Edition Dailyedition blogspot com Retrieved 2012 12 21 External links EditJudge Karen official site form letter to prospective litigants describing the show Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Judge Karen amp oldid 1125473719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
