| Swift Justice with Jackie Glass | |
|---|---|
| Format | Reality court show |
| Starring | Nancy Grace (2010–2011) Judge Jackie Glass (2011–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Georgia Public Broadcasting studios Atlanta, Georgia (2010-2011) Sunset Bronson Studios Hollywood, California (2011-present) |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Swift Justice Productions, Inc. (2010-2011) Georgia Entertainment Industries (2010-2011) Big Ticket Television (2011-present) |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndicated |
| Original run | September 13, 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| [Official site Website] | |
Swift Justice with Jackie Glass (also known simply as Swift Justice and previously known as Swift Justice with Nancy Grace) is a syndicated court program hosted by Judge Jackie Glass.[1]
It premiered on September 13, 2010. The series is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution and may be found on local television stations in the United States during the day. Swift Justice does legal and binding arbitration of small claims cases.
The program previously was shot at the studios of Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta to accommodate Nancy Grace wanting to stay in the Atlanta area, and CBS received subsidies from the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office to do so; both GPB and the Georgia Film Office received end credits for their assistance in the program. In May 2011 however, the program began to film instead at Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood, California, forcing Grace to commute to Los Angeles for cases.
On May 24, 2011, it was announced that Judge Jackie Glass, known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson robbery case in Las Vegas, would replace Grace on Swift Justice, and the show was moving production to Los Angeles.[2] Grace told the New York Post that family obligations were the deciding factor in her departure.[3] In the course of the move, the program came under the production authority of Big Ticket Television, which produces Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown, and oddly was reduced from being transmitted in high definition to being filmed in 480i standard definition, likely as filming takes place in the same studio as the latter programs with a different set; those shows have not yet switched to HD. Another element of the program, which used Polycom and Skype video from litigant's homes to adjudicate some cases via webcam to reduce travel costs, was also dropped for the second season.