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Judge Maria Lopez

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  • Release Year: 2006
  • Run Time: 60 minutes

Plot

"Justice Will Be Served Spicy!" was the promise delivered to the fans of the daily courtroom/reality series Judge Maria Lopez. The titular Judge was a refugee of Castro's Cuba who, after graduation from Boston Law School, made her reputation taking on a variety of "underdog" civil cases. Ultimately, Judge Lopez was appointed Assistant to the Massachussetts Attorney General; in 1988 she became the first Latina appointed to the Massachussetts bench by Governor Michael Dukakis, and in 1933 was the first Latina appointed to the state's Superior Court. Although an avowed liberal, she let no special interests get in the way of justice; after refusing to apologize for alleged judicial misconduct after convicting a transgender defendant of sexual assault, the minions of political correctness forced her to resign the bench. Bloody but unbowed, Judge Lopez became the host of her own TV court show, syndicated nationally by Sony Television beginning the week of September 11, 2006. True to form, the Judge continued in her "Maverick" tradition, tirelessly standing up for the rights of the oppressed no matter what pressures were brought to bear against her. Also appearing on Judge Maria Lopez was real-life bailiff Peter Rodriguez. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Judge Maria Lopez - Herself; Peter Rodriguez - Himself

Credit

Richard S. Goldman - Executive Producer, Michael Rourke - Executive Producer
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This article is about the TV series. For the person, see Maria Lopez.
See also Maria Lopez (disambiguation).
Judge Maria Lopez
Starring Maria Lopez
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 30 minutes (with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Syndicated
Original run September 11, 2006 – September 5, 2008

Judge Maria Lopez was a courtroom television program in which guests themselves presented and argued small claims civil actions before the presiding judge Maria Lopez. The half-hour series, produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television, debuted in the United States and Canada on September 11, 2006. Prior to joining the series, Lopez was a judge in the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

  • Flag of Ireland 2 Episodes are shown every weekday morning on irish TV channel 3e

Judge Maria Lopez debuted in the same week as another syndicated courtroom show featuring a Latina judge, Cristina's Court. In January 2007, Sony Pictures renewed the series for a second season despite being the lowest rated court show of the 2006-07 season, averaging a 0.9 rating.[1] However, in February 2008 reports indicated that after two seasons of low ratings, Sony Pictures Television cancelled the series and ended on September 5, 2008.[2]

References

  1. ^ Judge Maria Lopez renewed"
  2. ^ "Judgment day for Lopez - BostonHerald.com". BostonHerald.com<!. 2008-02-13. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1073121&srvc=rss. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 

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