Judge David Young

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Judge David Young
Format Court show
Starring David Young
Tawya Young
Slogan "Justice With a Snap"
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production
Running time 30 minutes approx. (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Syndicated
Original run September 10, 2007 – present

Judge David Young is a daytime syndicated court show that premiered on television stations across the United States and Canada on September 10, 2007.[1]. Young is the first openly gay TV judge.[2] In the program he presides over small claims court cases.

Much of Young's behavior is comical and campy. In fact, the tagline of his court show parodies Judge Judy's "Justice with an Attitude" tagline, using "Justice with a Snap" instead.[3] Young frequently bursts into show tunes and warns guests that there is only "one queen" allowed in his courtroom and that's him.[2] Young says he wants to be a role model for LGBT youth.[4] In every episode, Young explains his position after his ruling to the studio audience. Young will often firmly tell a litigant to be quiet if they're interrupting or becoming a problem for him. One of his trademarks is his humorous interactions with his bailiff, Tawya Young. Although David and Tawya share the same last name, they have no relation to each other.

Young is best known for presiding over the America West Flight 556 case, in which two America West Airlines pilots were convicted of trying to fly a plane while drunk. [5] He was an assistant state attorney under Janet Reno when she was Florida State Attorney. In 2000, he was elected Circuit Court judge in Miami-Dade County. The local Republican Party tried to recruit him as a congressional candidate in 2004 but the party's negative stance towards gay politics convinced him to join the Democratic Party. [4] His last day as a circuit judge was declared "Judge David Young Day". There was a line outside the courtroom of people he had helped wanting to thank him.[citation needed] He is also a member of the board of the Humane Society. [6] The series is produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television,[7] which also produces the courtroom shows Judge Hatchett and Judge Maria Lopez.

[edit] References

  1. ^ “Judge David Young”, Official site, <http://www.judgedavidyoung.com>. Retrieved on 2007-12-18 
  2. ^ a b Jensen, Michael (September 5, 2007), “Interview with Judge David Young”, AfterElton.com, <http://www.afterelton.com/people/2007/9/davidyoung>. Retrieved on 2007-12-18 
  3. ^ Musto, Michael (November 13, 2007), “Oscar Winner Found at Gay Bar!”, The Village Voice, <http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0746,musto,78358,15.html>. Retrieved on 2007-12-18 
  4. ^ a b Bajko, Matthew S. (September 6, 2007), Gay judge gavels his way into TV history, <http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2156>. Retrieved on 2007-12-18 
  5. ^ “America West pilots convicted of being drunk in cockpit”, USA Today, July 8, 2005, <http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-06-08-drunk-pilots_x.htm>. Retrieved on 2007-12-18 
  6. ^ Episode airing 2007 Nov 6. "A woman sues for damages to her car's bumper". Network: CW
  7. ^ Marc Berman. "Sony OKs Judge David Young", Media Week, 2006-12-04. Retrieved on 2007-11-28. 

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