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1. This American reality courtroom show features an aggressive arbitration judge with a no-nonsense agenda and attitude. Her show first aired in September of 1996, which makes it the longest running courtroom reality show in history with the same judge presiding. After her retirement as a judge for the Manhattan Family Court, she pursued a career on television. Who is this judge?

Answer: Judge Judith Sheindlin

Judith Susan Blum was born on October 21, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York City. She is married to Gerald Sheindlin who was also a judge and television personality. Judge Judy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February, 2008. She is a recipient of a Gracie Allen Tribute which is awarded to women who have made significant contributions to broadcasting.

This is awarded by the Alliance For Women In Media, formerly known as the American Women in Radio and Television. Judge Judy has also authored several books.

2. Sue Ellen Shepard was a contestant at the Miss Texas pageant in 1967. She caught the eye of one of the judges and likewise he caught hers. Three years later Sue Ellen married her rich prince charming from "Dallas". The show debuted on April 2, 1978, so they were a well-established married couple at the beginning of the series. Who was that beauty contest judge?

Answer: J. R. Ewing

J. R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), the main protagonist of the hit soap opera "Dallas", and Sue Ellen Shepard (Linda Gray) met in Fort Worth at the Miss Texas pageant. She won the contest and represented Texas in the Miss America contest. She didn't win that one.

However, she did find her husband at the Texas contest. She came from a modest background and found satisfaction in marrying the heir to the Ewing Oil Corporation. Sue Ellen and J.R. had a rocky marriage from the beginning. J.R. wasn't exactly a prince.

3. Our next judge was born in El Paso, Texas on March 26, 1930. She graduated from Stanford Law School in 1952. Ronald Reagan appointed her as an Associate Justice to the United States Supreme Court in 1981. She was approved unanimously by the United States Senate. She holds the distinction of becoming the first woman to be a Supreme Court Justice. Who is this remarkable judge?

Answer: Sandra Day O'Connor

O'Connor served on the United States Supreme Court for 24 terms. She retired in 2006. Ginsburg was the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Hale is a judge in the United Kingdom. McFarland is a retired Kansas State Supreme Court Justice.

4. The trial took place in Los Angeles Superior Court. The year was 1995. The trial was televised and hailed as the "trial of the century". As the proceedings dragged on for weeks and weeks, the world watched, waited and wondered. The presiding judge of this infamous double murder trial has been criticized by many for allowing his courtroom to be turned into a "media circus". What is his name?

Answer: Judge Lance Ito

Lance Ito presided over the O. J. Simpson murder trial. He is the son of Jim and Toshi Ito, who were both school teachers. Ito is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, commonly referred to as Berkeley Law and Boalt Hall.

He was criticized harshly by many for his courtroom control or the lack thereof, but he still maintains that he did a good job. Cho, Ing and Kim are also judges at the Los Angeles Superior Court system.

5. He was born in 1825 and passed away in 1903. A saloon-keeper by trade, he was appointed as Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas. He held court in his saloon and labeled himself "The Law West of the Pecos". Who was this historical western judge?

Answer: Roy Bean

Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. has been sensationalized through print and western films. He was dubbed a hanging judge, but in reality only sentenced two men to be hanged. One of those escaped custody and the other never was hanged. Paul Newman starred in the 1972 film "Times of Judge Roy Bean".

Some sources say that Judge Roy Bean was a selfless good old boy and other sources say that he was not too far from crossing the line to lawlessness himself.

6. The Supreme Court of the United States met for the first time on February 1, 1790 in the Merchants Exchange Building, New York City. Which of the following judges of the Supreme Court was appointed to be the first Chief Justice?

Answer: John Jay

Jay was a wealthy American statesman. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He hailed from New York City, which was at the time of his appointment, the capital of the new country. Rutledge, Cushing, and Blair along with James Wilson and James Iredell were associate judges.

7. "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee focused around the trial of Tom Robinson who was accused of rape. The film version of the novel was filmed in 1962 and starred Gregory Peck as the defense lawyer, Atticus Finch. Paul Fix was the actor who portrayed the trial judge. What was this judge's name?

Answer: Judge John Taylor

Judge Taylor appointed Atticus Finch with the very difficult job as defense attorney in the Robinson case. Taylor thought that Finch was up to the job, as he was a skillful attorney. Judge Taylor seemed to run a rather casual and informal courtroom but strove for justice for all.

8. He kept his composure and professional decorum throughout the long Tate-LaBianca murder trial. In what would become a bizarre and lengthy courtroom real life trial, Charles Manson and his followers were ultimately found guilty of seven counts of murder in 1970-1971. Who was the judge who presided over the trial?

Answer: Judge Charles Older

Charles Herman Older was born on September 29, 1917 in Hanford, California. He kept professionalism intact in some of the most adverse acts of behavior shown by defendants at a murder trial. At one point, Manson jumped over the defense table toward the judge and shouted at Older, "In the name of Christian justice, someone should cut your head off". Older obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California and then served in the military as a Marine Reserve pilot, then as a Flying Tiger Hell's Angel and finally in the Army Air Force.

He obtained his law degree from the University of Southern California. Older practiced law and was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Governor Ronald Reagan in 1967. He passed away June 17, 2006.

9. The twenty-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh was kidnapped from their home near the town of Hopewell, New Jersey on March 1, 1932. His body was found a short distance from their home on May 12, 1932. After an intense investigation a German immigrant named Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested, tried and convicted of the murder. Who was the presiding judge at this much publicized trial?

Answer: Thomas Trenchard

The kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby produced a news frenzy of enormous proportions. At the trial of Hauptmann, Judge Trenchard showed a tendency toward protocol, fairness and sedateness. Trenchard was born in 1863 and was 71 years old at the time of the trial. He was born in Cumberland County, New Jersey. He was an associate judge of the New Jersey Supreme Court for over twenty-eight years. The jury found Hauptmann guilty and he was executed in the electric chair on April 3, 1936. He proclaimed his innocence to the very end. Judge Trenchard passed away in July, 1942.

10. In addition to being a judge, this very busy man's list of activities included law, journalism, philosophy and political activism. He was a leader of the radical Jacobin political group and a principal mover and shaker of the French Revolution. He literally lost his head on July 28, 1794. Who was this famous French judge?

Answer: Maximilien de Robespierre

During the Reign of Terror (1793-1794) Robespierre was the chairman of Committee of Public Safety. Thousands of citizens were executed during this period by guillotine. They were considered "enemies of the state". Robespierre was himself beheaded for his crimes against man and state.

Source: Author donna399

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