Even Judge Judy Has Problems
Judge Judith Sheindlin has been developing a new daytime show called “Hot Bench,” but no major urban stations are picking it up so it’s been back-burnered. The show will feature a panel of three making decisions on cases. The three are New York State Supreme Court Judge Patricia DiMango, Larry Bakman, a federal and state criminal attorney with offices in Los Angeles’ Century City, and Tanya Acker, a practicing attorney with a rising television career. The show is titled “Hot Bench” because it holds a place in Sheindlin’s heart: it was the working title for Sheindlin’s fledgling court show before it was officially named “Judge Judy.”
