SEASON TWO: 2008-2009 11-7-2008 "BAH-BYE BUDDY" Donna is an animal lover who has many pets on her farm. One day, she was shocked to find a neighbor's pitbull attacking one of her beloved goats, Buddy. The dog killed her goat and right after, she suffered a heart attack from the stress. She brought the dog's owner, Kirt, to court for $3,000. Kirt's dog was out to sleep because of the incident, so he thought he shouldn't have to pay. Kirt did not feel bad for Donna, who was crying throughout the case. He even laughed when graphic pictures of her dead goat were shown to the court. Judge David got so upset with his unsympathetic attitude, that he kicked Kirt out of this courtroom. The judge ruled in favor of Donna because she was able to prove she had a heart attack because of the incident. He told her, if he could have given her more money he would have. 9-8-2008 SEASON PREMIERE "SEX SITES AND LESBIAN AFFAIRS" Eric says he has no doubt that he's father father of Leigh's first child, but doubts the paternity of her second child. Eric says Leigh has cheated on her before, once even with a woman during the first year of their marriage. Eric says she's also been logging on to online datings sites to look for love, something she admits she did. Later in the show, Leigh stepped into the Lie Detector Booth. The show's lie detector expert came out and said results showed that she did sleep with other men. Despite the results, Leigh still claimed she was faithful. The show also performed a paternity test for the couple, which proved the baby was Eric's. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEASON ONE: 2007-2008 11-7-2007 "HANDS OFF THE FAMILY JEWELS!" Carol brought her granddaughter's mother, Nancy, to court saying her granddaughter, Kiana, stole $2,000 of jewelry from her. Kiana cried in court and swore she never stole anything. Nancy claimed Carol was so mad about the missing jewelrt that she called her daughter a "spic" and a "bitch." Judge David Young couldn't believe Carol's language toward her own granddaughter and called her a disgrace to all grandmothers. Since there was no witness to the theft, the case was dismissed. 11-2-2007 "V.I.P. PARTY BOYS" The V.I.P. Party Boys are a band of gay guys who want to be the gay version of the Beastie Boys. They brought the defendant, Thomas, to court claiming they were out money after he canceled one of their shows. At the start of case, Judge David Young looked at the flamboyant boys and joked, "There's only one queen in this courtroom and that's me!" Too funny. Thomas claimed that the Boys knew their deal was tentative, so they shouldn't have been surprised that it was canned. The judge found in favor of the Boys, granting them the $600 they were promised. 9-11-2007 "NO CARE DAYCARE?" Colleen and Joseph put their daughter in Catherine's daycare but claim she neglected the kids. Because of that, they took their daughter out of daycare early. Catherine was suing them for $180 for breaking the contract. During the case, things got heated between Catherine and the judge. He wound up kicking her out of the his court because she kept talking back to him. In the end, the judge ruled in favor of Catherine, but only granted her half of what she wanted for since they had the right to pull their child out of her daycare. 9-10-2007 SERIES PREMIERE "IN THE HOT SEAT OVER A LOVE SEAT" Henry and Carolyn met and moved in with each other after no time. Things didn't work out because Henry was already married! Henry brought Carolyn to court for $3,000 for money she allegedly owned him for furniture and a big cable bill. Henry claimed Carolyn charged up a bunch of adult films, which Carolyn denied. Carolyn claimed Henry the furniture as a gift when they moved out. Even though Henry was a dog, Judge David Young still ruled in favor of him because he didn't believe the furniture was a gift. |
Judge David Young is daytime televsion's newest court show. Judge David Young made headlines several times while he was on the bench in Miami. Most notably, he sentenced two America West pilots to jail for attempting to operate a plane while under the influence. Judge Young stepped down from the bench in 2007 so he could preside over his TV show. Judge Young is the only daytime judge who is openly gay. He also has a huge love for penguins. You'll notice he wears a penguin pin on his robe. Unlike other court shows, where the judge doesn't speak to the audience, Judge Young addresses the audience at the end of each case to discuss his ruling. The segment is called "Off the Bench." Tawya Young is the show's bailiff and has been a court officer in New York City since 1996. Judge David Young was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for "Best Courtroom/Legal Show" in 2008, but lost to Cristina's Court. Judge David Young launched season two of his show on September 8, 2008. The show spiced things up for its sophomore year, with in-court die detector and paternity tests. |
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