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	Good News for Pets > Pet World
		Wapner talks about how only recently he's learned there indeed is a connection between young children abusing or killing companion animals and then ultimately committing serious crimes, including murder.
		Wapner says he was actually more disgusted than entertained when a man dumped countless dead worms on the courtroom desk.
		Wapner doesn't deny some "show biz" influence sneaks into the show, and certainly each case is edited to be as entertaining as possible and also to fill time requirements.
	www.goodnewsforpets.com /petworld/archive/3b001_wapner.htm (850 words)

	Excite - Page Six
		Retired L.A. County Superior Court Judge Joseph Wapner - the original star of "The People's Court" - blasted the reigning queen of TV court, Judith Sheindlin, saying her "Judge Judy" persona is rude and gives the public an inaccurate view of U.S. courtrooms.
		Wapner, 83, made his stinging comments during an interview Sunday, after he ran a mock court in Los Angeles during which lay Jewish scholars put Abraham on trial for the 3,000-year-old attempted murder of his son Isaac.
		Wapner is best known for his work on "The People's Court" between 1981 and 1993.
	entertainment.excite.com /celebgossip/pgsixceleb/id/11_26_2002_2.html (340 words)

	Soodhalter’s Informagoriam » List of Favorites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As Wapner crashes through the box, the stuffed animal booby prize inside is revealed, confirming that it was a good decision to not choose that box.
		The contestant looks disappointed, thinking that the ailing Wapner is her prize and worrying that she is not going to know how to take care of him.
		As Wapner is rushed to a hospital with Rusty at his side, King Friday is declared dead at the scene.
	www.soodhalter.com /?cat=226 (1559 words)

	JewishJournal.com
		She and her doctors now believe that it was years of stress that almost killed the perpetually cheerful wife of "People's Court" Judge Joseph Wapner.
		Now 72, Mickey Wapner says that she is a different woman than the one who dutifully stood in the shadow of the famous judge -- gritting her teeth and wishing for an identity of her own.
		She knows that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women today, that a woman is twice as likely to die after her first heart attack and that mental stress is more dangerous to the heart than physical stress.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/searchview.php?id=6072 (722 words)

	Joseph Wapner
		Judge Joseph A. Wapner (born November 15, 1919 in Los Angeles, California) pioneered real-life courtroom television with The People's Court, which ran in syndication from 1981 to 1993 for 2,484 episodes.
		Wapner became synonymous with televised small court claims (in California courts) pitting parties, without lawyer, against each other and mediated by Wapner.
		Judge Wapner is a graduate of the University of Southern California (1941) and the USC Law School (1948), serving in WWII in between.
	www.kiwipedia.com /judge-wapner.html (194 words)

	three(365) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Judge Wapner, or JuJo as he is known in his inner circle is by far the most influential man in television history and you don't even realize it.
		Judge Wapner invited the public onto his stage and allowed them to humiliate themselves in front of millions of Americans for the possibility of just a little cash.
		wapner had taken rusty in when rusty was recovering from a pain killer addiction.
	www.plinko.net /CW/default.asp?x=1/8/2003 (807 words)

	Inside Judge Wapner's wallet - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Wapner's involvement is no stranger a fit than, say, Priceline and William Shatner, and the judge's son is pals with the founder of im-ur, so it makes some sense.
		Judge Wapner, one of my favorite cases from "The People's Court" was when after the trial, you spoke to some law students and one of them pointed out a logical error he thought you made.
		It's a famous case and the judge who reversed me said Judge Wapner had the prescience to know this needed to be settled.
	dir.salon.com /business/green/2000/08/04/wapner/index.html (1333 words)

	Judge Wapner
		Judge Wapner was appointed to the bench by California Governor Pat Brown in 1959.
		After a lengthy but not particularly noteworthy career on the Los Angeles Superior Court bench, Wapner retired in 1979, and was soon offered a televised gavel.
		The show was cancelled (or as Wapner puts it, he "retired from television") in 1993.
	www.nndb.com /people/744/000022678 (193 words)

	Zap2it - TV news - Judge Wapner Returns To 'The People's Court' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Honorable Judge Joseph Wapner is back on "The People's Court", even if it is just for one day.
		Wapner was television's only judge when he started "The People's Court" in 1981 after leaving the California bench.
		Wapner has seen snippets of Judge Judy's work, but hasn't watched any of the other programs.
	tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271\|63250\|1\|,00.html (245 words)

	Judge Joseph A. Wapner: a Success Story
		Wapner said that Markey, who had been his tennis partner for years at the annual judges’ tournaments, recommended him for the role.
		Wapner conducted binding arbitration in a mock small claims court setting.
		As Wapner recalled it, it was when he told the irate defendant to sit down and be quiet, in an authoritative tone, and the hulk complied, that the producers became impressed.
	www.metnews.com /articles/reminiscing062603.htm (642 words)

	'People's Court' Returns to the Air but Without Wapner
		By ROGER M. year after “People’s Court” left the air in 1995 (the last two years being in the form of reruns on the USA cable network), plans were in the works to bring the show back with new episodes.
		Wapner learned of the proposed new venture— sans him—from his brother-in-law, who had read about it in the San Francisco Chronicle.
		Wapner returned to the show to preside over the 3000th episode, aired Nov. 16, 2000 (one day after Wapner’s 81st birthday and 21 years to the day since he retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court).
	www.metnews.com /articles/reminiscing090403.htm (693 words)

	senior-spectrum.com - Roger M Grace
		Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Wapner, who presided over the two latter courts, remembers watching “Divorce Court.” It was natural that he would have done so.
		When Wapner was asked to preside over “Animal Court” on the Animal Planet cable network, he agreed — with a proviso: that Burrell be his bailiff.
		Wapner recounted that Burrell had been offered “X number of dollars” to do the show, and that he asked the former bailiff if he wanted him to negotiate on his behalf for a higher amount.
	www.senior-spectrum.com /columnists/grace_092303/index.html (900 words)

	peoplescourt
		Wapner was the first real judge ever to present real cases on television.
		Joseph said his former son-in-law, Thomas, owed him over $3,000 after he broke it off with his daughter.
		Judge Milian said that she could not grant Joseph the money because the claims were old, but thought Thomas was a liar.
	www.geocities.com /entertalkmentsite/peoplescourt.html (3080 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		"People's Court" Judge Joseph Wapner's word is the law on television, but not necessarily off camera, where the popular show's lawyers have agreed to pay a $2,500 settlement to a man the judge ruled against.
		"This obvious ploy clearly established me as the big, macho villain." Wapner said he couldn't recall Ravelle's case and was unaware of the settlement, but added he tries to be fair to all people on the show.
		Of approximately 2,000 small claims cases Wapner has heard during the show's seven years, Ravelle is one of only three disgruntled litigants to sue, said James B. Pollock, vice president for Ralph Edwards Productions, the show's producer.
	www.cse.iitb.ac.in /~sanjeet_khtn/trecdocs/AP880223-0176.txt (384 words)

	Joseph Wapner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Judge Wapner attended Hollywood High School and was actress Lana Turner's boyfriend for a short while in high school[1].
		Wapner is a graduate of the University of Southern California (1941) and the USC Law School (1948), serving in World War II in between.
		The term "Taking a Wapner" is also a Scottish term for having a stress attack.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_Wapner (298 words)

	Judge Wapner - Moviefone
		The People's Court premiered in September of 1981, and Judge Wapner...
		Judge Joseph Wapner, who presided over cases from 1981 to 1993.
		The producers would offer to have Judge Wapner mediate the dispute if they would agree...
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/judge-wapner/74587/main (115 words)

	Sentencing the Judges
		Joseph Wapner was the original judge on The People's Court and he's still a classic.
		Easily irritated and suffering no fools lightly, Judge Wapner relies on his wits and his humanity to bring the rule of law home.
		Judge Wapner has come out of retirement to host a new small claims court show on The Animal Channel and the only cases he hears are those related to animals.
	goinside.com /98/10/judge.html (687 words)

	TIME.com: Here Come The Judges -- Aug. 24, 1998 -- Page 2
		Almost as earnest is the father of judge shows, Joseph Wapner.
		On Judge Wapner's Animal Court, the 78-year-old magistrate is back with his trusty bailiff, Rusty Burrell, only this time every case involves animals.
		Wapner's careful, evidence-obsessive yet laid-back style is only enhanced by a caged chow sitting in front of the defendant.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,988960-2,00.html (800 words)

	Excite - Page Six
		Former "People's Court" judge Joseph Wapner came out earlier this year and branded Judy "an embarrassment," saying she was "rude and gives the public an inaccurate view of U.S. courtrooms.
		"She is not portraying a judge as I view a judge should act," Wapner said.
		I don't know where or by whom Judge Wapner was raised.
	entertainment.excite.com /celebgossip/pgsix/id/12_31_2002_1.html (376 words)

	0671638734 - A View from the Bench by Joseph A. Wapner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Although he notes problems of the American judicial system, Wapner is an avid booster: "Law is fairness in action" is a typical comment.
		What most disturbs Wapner is Americans' increasing litigiousness, a trend he attributes to a breakdown of personal and community relation.
		"Wapner shares stores on his most unforgettalbe courtroom adventures--storeis never told on television, stories that are funny, often moving, and occasionally outrageous.".
	www.biblio.com /isbn/0671638734.html (1167 words)

	Denial
		Abraham was put on trial in Los Angeles before Judge Joseph Wapner.
		Still, Levy is under no illusion about the event's main attraction, which, perhaps befitting the trial of the progenitor of the Jews, will revolve around food.
		"Wapner will give the jury instruction, then they'll vote guilty or not guilty and go to lunch," Levy said.
	www.senderberl.com /jewish/denial.htm (2557 words)

	MSN TV - TV Judges
		Judge Joseph Wapner: Whither the days of Judge Wapner, the austere, ivory-haired man who sat in his leather chair and calmly listened to small claims disputes?
		When it comes to backstories, Wapner has the most straightforward: A graduate of Hollywood High School, a lifelong Californian, Wapner ruled on 2,484 cases on "The People's Court" alone.
		Judge Greg Mathis: It would be hard to find a more interesting TV personality than Judge Mathis, who grew up in the Detroit ghetto, used to shoot at police officers, sold heroin and who was allowed on probation only because an understanding judge knew his mother had colon cancer.
	tv.msn.com /tv/judges (772 words)

	BUSH WILL NOMINATE JUDGE WAPNER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Now that Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has announced her retirement from the US Supreme Court, speculation as to who will replace her is rampant.
		Judge Joseph A. Wapner of The People's Court and Animal Court Fame is President Bush's first choice.
		"The President says that those commie pinko hippie liberal democrats in the Senate wouldn't dare say no to Wapner because he is popular, and that Wapner would do what the president says, because President Bush nominated him.
	www.uncoveror.com /wapner.htm (278 words)

	RealityShows.com - Peoples Court
		- Interview with Judge Wapner about his judicial experiences, and his thoughts about current TV judges.
		- Article about Judge Joseph Wapner's Nov. 16, 2000 appearance on "The People's Court"'s 3,000th episode.
		This site parodies the older Peoples' Court, starring Joseph Wapner in the 1980s.
	www.realityshows.com /peoplescourt.htm (111 words)

	Salon.com Business \| Inside Judge Wapner's wallet
		These days, the good judge is going to bat for -- what else -- a dot com.
		Wapner also referees on "Judge Wapner's Animal Court" on the Animal Planet channel.
		We recently spoke to the judge about money and his excellent career.
	archive.salon.com /business/green/2000/08/04/wapner (1480 words)

	Joseph A. Wapner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1985) (TV) (as Judge Joseph Wopner)....
		Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Joseph A. Wapner
		Find where Joseph A. Wapner is credited alongside another name
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0911264 (122 words)

	"The People's Court" (1981) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Plot Summary: Retired judge Joseph Wapner decides actual small-claims court cases in a California studio.
		Judge Wapner was so hilarious that he leave you rolling with laughter after his decisions.
		The only thing missing was that they needed to have Officer Burell work Doug Llewelyn over with his night stick.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0081916 (240 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Columns: After a Fashion
		We begin the trash-fest with Judge Mathis followed by Judge Joe Brown followed by Divorce Court followed by the cream of the crop, Judge Judy.
		At other times, there's also Power of Attorney and Judge Hatchett, as well as Animal Court, starring judge-show pioneer Joseph Wapner and his trusty bailiff Rusty.
		The judge-show cases themselves are not all that interesting; many concern a broken-up boyfriend and girlfriend, one of whom either kept all the furniture they bought to validate their one-month relationship, or won't give back a $30,000 car that was a "gift" for a three-week anniversary, or took off without paying rent and bills.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=82589 (811 words)

	Letterman vs. Carson -- June 27, 1986
		JUDGE WAPNER: We are not in a meeting.
		JUDGE WAPNER: You claim the truck was damaged; the
		JUDGE WAPNER: Were you in New York, Mr.
	users.abac.com /ksitterley/letvcar.htm (1476 words)

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