High heels under Judicial Robes.....

I'll bet Judge Judy wears high heels. I have become a daily fan of her ascerbic program, in which she dishes out impartial justice to all and sundry. She is a no-nonsense judge who plays no favourites in the face of the American version of 'Wife Swap'. The characters who appear before her are a motley collection of the under-belly of the wonderful and marvellous US of A. The unfortunates who seek justice in her court comprise everything from teenaged mothers of several children fathered by different passersby to parents suing their children, sisters suing their brothers and grandchildren suing their long-suffering grandparents. The winners and losers of various drunken brawls compete with dissolute friends who have fallen out over a $100 loan..."Judge Judy, I had no idea she wanted the money back." Judy's favourite expressions range from..."I don't care!...Be quiet!...What's that got to do with anything!...Just tell me what he said, I don't care what you feel...You're an idiot!...Can't you find anything else to do as recreation instead of what you do that produces so many children!...You are 23 and you have five children with five different fathers! How did that happen?!...After you had one child with this moron you made the brilliant decision to have another, well that's your problem....Hey, hey, hey, listen to me very carefully!" On and on it goes. She shows no mercy, ever. The look in her eyes is a mixture of deadly intelligence and merciless resolution.

Her most vitriolic opinions are saved for the parents who appear with their offspring, trying to get a break. Look out if you try and excuse your teenager's delinquency! Dead in the water. The thing is she has immpecable credibility, having spent 40 years on the family court bench while raising five kids of her own. See ya later.....so to speak.

So, I admire the woman and can think of a number of people I would love to see appear before her. She is unique among the Court programs. Other judges give quarter and cut slack; Judy never does. White, black, young, old, male, female...........none is spared.