Tribunal Justice is an American arbitration-based reality court show created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. The first season premiered on Amazon Freevee on June 9, 2023. The second season premiered on January 26, 2025, on Amazon Prime Video following the discontinuation of Freevee.
Summary
A panel of three legal professionals collectively adjudicates and debates real cases in Los Angeles.
Cast
Host judges
Tanya Acker
Tanya Acker was born March 13, 1970, in Los Angeles. She graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 and Yale Law School with her
Juris Doctor in 1995. Following law school, she served as a
law clerk for Dorothy Wright Nelson and completed a fellowship at the Office of the Solicitor General. She has since gone into private practice as a
civil litigation attorney.
In addition to practicing law, Acker has been a television commentator on programs on CNN, ABC, Fox News, CNBC, and Sky News. She was previously on Hot Bench from 2014–2022.
Patricia DiMango
Patricia DiMango was born on May 19, 1953. She graduated from
Brooklyn College with a bachelor's degree in psychology and education, a master's degree from Columbia University in developmental psychology, and a
Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law. She was an Assistant District Attorney for Kings County, New York and an adjunct associate professor for St. John's University. She was previously on
Hot Bench from 2014–2022.
Adam Levy
Adam Levy was born in October 1968 to
Judy Sheindlin and her first husband, Ronald Levy. He graduated from Hofstra University in 1992. He was previously the district attorney for Putnam County, New York. His daughter, Sarah Rose, is a law clerk on
Judy Justice.
Supporting cast
Cassandra Britt, bailiff
Cassandra Britt is a retired officer from the Los Angeles Police Department, where she served in several roles over her 31-year career. She has a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach.
Petri Hawkins-Byrd, bailiff
Petri Hawkins-Byrd is a former New York State Court Officer and U.S. marshal. He served as the
court bailiff on
Judge Judy from 1996–2021, which makes him the longest-serving television bailiff.
He graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Production
On April 18, 2023, it was announced that
Tribunal Justice would premiere on June 9, 2023, in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria.
The show was created and is executive produced by Judge
Judy Sheindlin (of
Judge Judy and
Judy Justice), who had previously created the similarly formatted
Hot Bench for the syndication market; Sheindlin was inspired by witnessing an Irish three-judge tribunal while on vacation in creating both shows.
The titular tribunal features former New York Supreme Court justice
Patricia DiMango, Los Angeles civil litigator Tanya Acker, and former New York district attorney Adam Levy (Sheindlin's son), and bailiffs Petri Hawkins Byrd and Cassandra Britt.
DiMango and Acker previously presided over the tribunal on
Hot Bench.
Byrd previously served as Sheindlin’s Bailiff on
Judge Judy. On October 27, 2023, it was announced that
Tribunal Justice had been renewed for a second season with Roland Tieh joined as showrunner.
Release
The first three episodes of the series premiered on
Amazon Freevee on June 9, 2023, with new episodes released every weekday through December 1, 2023.
The series made its linear premiere via Sox Entertainment syndication on September 8, 2025, cleared in 95% of the country.
The second season premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 27, 2025.
Episodes
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