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3. Joseph Albert Wapner (November 15, 1919 – February 26, 2017) was an American judge and television personality. He is best known as the first presiding judge of the ongoing reality court show The People's Court. The show's first run in syndication, with Judge Wapner presiding as judge, lasted from 1981 to 1993, for 12 seasons and 2,484 ...
- 1959–2010
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles
Feb 22, 2024 · Joseph Wapner (born November 15, 1919, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died February 26, 2017, Los Angeles) American jurist and TV personality who presided (1981–93) over The People’s Court, an immensely popular syndicated TV show in which plaintiffs and defendants from California small claims court argued their cases and accepted the judge’s ruling.
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Feb 26, 2017 · Joseph Wapner, who presided over "The People's Court" during the heyday of the reality courtroom show, has died at age 97.
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Feb 26, 2017 · Joseph A. Wapner, a California judge who became a widely recognized symbol of tough but fair-minded American jurisprudence during the 12 years he sat on the bench of the syndicated television show ...
Judge Joseph A. Wapner, who presided over “The People’s Court” for 12 years in the 1980s and ’90s, has died, a family member told the Associated Press. Wapner was 97. David Wapner said his ...
Feb 27, 2017 · Joseph Wapner was the mild-mannered judge who served over "The People's Court" for more than a decade. He died on Sunday at the age of 97. According to a 1989 poll, only 9 percent of Americans ...
Feb 26, 2017 · Judge Joseph Wapner, who helped pioneer the genre of court-based reality television, has died aged 97. He hosted a syndicated TV show, The People's Court, for more than a decade, gaining an ...
