Justice on Trial
Judge Judy Sheindlin puts the American justice system on trial in a true crime high-stakes courtroom drama, as she and her expert legal team recreate the trials from notorious cases where following the letter of the law did not necessarily feel “just.”
- 2025-2025
- 1 season
- Amazon Freevee
- Documentary, Drama
Judge Judy Sheindlin puts the American justice system on trial in a true crime high-stakes courtroom drama, as she and her expert legal team recreate the trials from notorious cases where following the letter of the law did not necessarily feel “just.”
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2025
Episode 1
What Happens in My House (The Matter of Terence K.)
Mon, Jul 21, 2025 43 mins
Terence K. was the son of a Zimbabwe diplomat, and was physically abused by his father. However, diplomatic immunity and child protection were at odds.
Episode 2
Burying Rights (Ohio v. Dixon)
Mon, Jul 21, 2025 40 mins
Judge Judy examines the Dixon case, where a man admitted killing his roommate by burial alive for car profit. The focus: did police cross lines between legal questioning and coercion?
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Mon, Jul 21, 2025 45 mins
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Episode 5
For the Defendant (Gideon vs Wainwright)
Mon, Jul 21, 2025 44 mins
Episode 6
Killer, but not a Liar (People v. Turriago)
Mon, Jul 21, 2025 41 mins
A traffic stop for speeding led police to find a body in a trunk inside Turriago's truck. The case explores whether the vehicle search was constitutional.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Episode 8
Scopes Monkey Trial (State of TN v. Scopes)
Mon, Jul 21, 2025 40 mins
Judge Judy's team recreates the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, where teacher John Scopes challenged Tennessee's ban on teaching evolution, testing boundaries between science, religion and state control in schools.