| Family Court With Judge Penny | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Legal/Courtroom |
| Developed by | Program Partners/Sony Pictures Television |
| Starring | Judge Penny Brown Reynolds |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 130 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Rasha Drachkovitch Stephanie Drachkovitch Judge Penny Brown Reynolds |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | September 8, 2008 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Family Court with Judge Penny is a syndicated judicial show hosted by former judge and lawyer Penny Brown Reynolds. The half-hour program premiered September 8, 2008[1][2]. It is produced by 44 Blue Productions and distributed by Program Partners in the United States and Canada and being shown on Pick TV formerly Sky 3 in the United Kingdom. Sony is handling barter advertising. The show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2009.
The show was in its first taping when the 5.4 Los Angeles Earthquake hit on July 29, 2008. Everyone remained calm and everyone including Judge Penny took cover under the nearest furniture. No injuries occurred. In interviews with Showbiz Tonight and Access Hollywood the following day Reynolds says that this was the first time that she experienced an earthquake, then joked about it by saying she was ready to "Shake up" courtroom TV shows. Judge Penny Brown Reynolds faced scrutiny and criticism when it was discovered that while she was taping the tv show during the earthquake in Los Angeles, that she was supposed to be presiding over her calendar as a judge in Atlanta's Fulton County State Court. An investigation was subsequently launched which showed that the tv judge had actually only appeared at her County paid job for a total of 40 hours in a 6-month period of time, but had been submitting timesheets to say that she was there.
It is still unknown if new episodes will appear since Family Court With Judge Penny is currently on hiatus. It was announced, in early 2010. The show is cancelled for low ratings.