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Court is now in session for judicial chaos! Join us as we witness the most explosive moments when Judge Judy completely lost her composure with unruly litigants. From rent disputes to car accidents, these courtroom meltdowns showcase Sheindlin at her angriest, screaming everything from "zippo" to calling defendants outright morons when pushed too far.
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00:00You are an example of why people should have to take tests before they're allowed to have children.
00:05Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the moments when litigants
00:08made Judge Judy absolutely lose it in the middle of a case.
00:12Ju-ly.
00:15July.
00:16July.
00:17J-U-L-Y.
00:19July.
00:22Number 10.
00:23Zippo.
00:23If there's one thing Judge Judy can't stand, it's a tenant who doesn't pay rent.
00:27In this case, plaintiff Leslie Wilson sues a former landlord for an illegal eviction.
00:32But the judge quickly susses out that Wilson did not pay rent for several months.
00:36You still live there in September?
00:38Yes, Your Honor.
00:39Did you pay rent?
00:40No, Your Honor.
00:41Did you live there in October?
00:43Yes, Your Honor.
00:44Did you pay rent?
00:45No, Your Honor.
00:46That's when things get a little crazy.
00:48The judge tells her she's getting Zippo, as in nothing, nada, zero dollars.
00:53Did you agree to pay your back rent of September, October, and November?
00:58No.
00:58The answer is no.
00:59No.
00:59No.
01:00I had an agreement with her, not the owner.
01:02I never even knew there was an owner until August.
01:04Miss Wilson, you're not getting any money.
01:06I want you to understand.
01:07Zippo.
01:08Not a penny from her.
01:08This isn't what Wilson wants to hear, as she argues with the judge, which is never a good idea.
01:14She breached an agreement.
01:15I thought she was the owner when I signed that leave.
01:17Miss Wilson, I don't care what you thought.
01:18It just sends Scheindlin into a spiral of repeating herself like a broken robot,
01:23screaming the word, nothing, until she's understood.
01:26Miss Wilson, you have to pay rent to somebody.
01:28So if you're not paying rent to her, then you pay rent to the owner.
01:31You don't become a squatter.
01:33Your Honor.
01:33Everybody pays rent.
01:34You're not getting any money.
01:35A Zippo.
01:36Number nine, photographic evidence.
01:38Judge Scheindlin is known for her hot temper and cool, methodical mind.
01:42She's going to get the truth out of you, whether you know it or not.
01:44The judge knows exactly who this defendant is.
01:47Why were you looking for him at work?
01:49For my son.
01:50Just to see my son.
01:52What were you doing at his work?
01:54To see if he was working.
01:55Oh, you're a cutie.
01:57Although she denies she damaged her ex's car, there's photo evidence, which delights the
02:01judge to no end.
02:02That's outrageous.
02:05Outrageous.
02:05I didn't do it.
02:06Yes, you did.
02:07I didn't do it.
02:07Your conduct is outrageous.
02:09She waves the photo in front of the defendant like she's trying to get a child's attention,
02:13repeating the words, at the car, until she can't deny it anymore.
02:18At the car.
02:18We also have an audio clip.
02:20At the car.
02:22Pictures.
02:24Somebody else.
02:26Maybe it was her.
02:26Sometimes, you just have to beat them down with logic.
02:29And if it were me who had this kind of temper and committed these kinds of acts of vandalism,
02:35for no reason, you would take away my custody.
02:39Right.
02:40Right.
02:40That's what would happen.
02:41Number eight.
02:42What did he just say?
02:43Judge Judy loves to make mincemeat of liars and scammers.
02:46But every now and then, one comes along who brings out her sadistic side.
02:50Defendant Davin Henderson mutters under his breath that he wouldn't be honoring her ruling.
02:55I want to get the dog.
02:55If I excuse you, I may step out.
02:58What did he just say?
02:58Wait here.
02:59Excuse me?
02:59I didn't say nothing, Your Honor.
03:00I want to know what he just said.
03:02I didn't say nothing.
03:02Where do you come from?
03:03I come from here.
03:04From here?
03:05Yes, Los Angeles.
03:06He's getting no money.
03:08Got it?
03:09Neither is she.
03:09The judge instantly locked in, threatening to withhold his appearance fee and plane ticket
03:14home until the return of the dog that he wrongfully took is secured.
03:17If you want us to pay for your return ticket, or anything else, or anything else, because
03:26we have a contract.
03:28Yes, Your Honor.
03:28You and this program, you abide by my decision, or we do a zippity-doo-dah for you, including
03:35getting you home.
03:36This is her at her scariest.
03:37She doesn't lose her temper, but she does drop all the formality of TV court shows and
03:43lets this guy know that if he wants to fly home, he's going to have to honor the verdict.
03:48A friend's name and address.
03:50I don't know the address.
03:51Well, that's too bad, because I hope you like Los Angeles.
03:54I don't know the address.
03:54We understand each other?
03:55Yeah.
03:56Because before you leave today, she's going to have somebody, or this person who's watching
04:03the dog is going to bring the dog to a neutral person if you want to go home.
04:08Number seven, throwing out a disruptive defendant.
04:10Courtroom misbehavior is a sure way to get Judge Judy not to listen to you.
04:14It's also the fastest way to get yelled at.
04:16The judge already had the interpreting co-defendant sitting down with the witness when she insists
04:21on getting up to interject once again.
04:23No, no, no, no, no.
04:23You have not let us talk.
04:24Did you hear what I said?
04:26I'm going to give you one, two, three.
04:27No, I'm sorry, but you're not letting us talk.
04:30This is not even what happened.
04:31Out.
04:31You got all the...
04:32Out.
04:33You have all the dates wrong, everything wrong.
04:35Out.
04:37Out.
04:38You want to sit down and be quiet?
04:40This woman has already demonstrated that she can't listen to reason.
04:43Instead, the judge just demands her to sit, like a dog.
04:46Well, why does that counterclaim?
04:48We just wanted her out.
04:49We didn't want nothing to do with her anymore.
04:50We don't ever see her again.
04:52We just wanted her out.
04:52Would you put her out, please?
04:53Oh my God.
04:54Sure.
04:54Can I just ask her five minutes?
04:56Put her out.
04:57Just come on.
04:57Two minutes.
04:58The judge shows an abnormal amount of forgiveness when she gives her another chance,
05:02only to get fed up and throw her out when she interrupts yet again.
05:06Out.
05:07I'm manipulating the situation.
05:08Out.
05:08With your question.
05:09Out.
05:10Come this way.
05:11This is ridiculous.
05:12Number six, don't speak.
05:14This case of an out-of-control girl and her adult sister picking fights with other schoolmates
05:19have judged Judy frustrated with an entire family.
05:21Let's get it real.
05:22Do you understand?
05:23Yes.
05:24Let's not talk about the girl two weeks before called to the principal's office.
05:27We're talking about an occurrence that occurred on the same day of the fight.
05:31Do we understand each other?
05:32Yes.
05:33Between the daughters with anger problems and a mother who's all but given up
05:36on parenting them, the judge is fed up throughout this whole story.
05:40Anything you want to tell me?
05:41You're 23 years old.
05:42Anything you want to tell me?
05:44No, Your Honor.
05:45Are these your children?
05:46Yes.
05:46Are these your children?
05:47Yes.
05:50At one point, one of the defendants has the bright idea to speak out of turn.
05:54Judge Judy gives her one of the scariest courtroom warnings of all time.
05:58My Honor.
05:58I don't speak!
05:59She tells people not to speak so often.
06:02This time, we felt her genuine anger deep in our souls.
06:06Number five.
06:07Don't interject unless I ask.
06:09A home rental goes wrong, and landlord Ellen Schneiderman has a good case.
06:14Her only problem is that she can't stop talking.
06:17That is not true.
06:18I don't want to retain $800.
06:19Don't talk to anybody else.
06:21I do not retain that amount.
06:23Stop.
06:24Judge.
06:25Listen to me.
06:26Oh, I'm fine.
06:26If what you do is interrupt, I'm just going to give him what he wants and throw you out.
06:30Do you understand?
06:31Yes.
06:31I was confused when I could talk.
06:33Chill.
06:34She's so bad at waiting her turn that the judge actually goes non-verbal at one point
06:38because she can't figure out exactly what she wants to shout at her.
06:41The most amazing thing about this case is how annoying the defendant acts,
06:45and still doesn't get thrown out of the courtroom.
06:47In fact, she ends up winning.
06:49And your honor?
06:49I didn't ask you anything.
06:52If her case wasn't as strong as it is,
06:54we get the feeling the judge would have ruled against her as quickly as possible
06:57just to get her out of earshot.
06:59What you're telling me, it was one room?
07:01Yes.
07:02And the entire pool area?
07:03And the entire pool area and all the furniture out there?
07:05What kind of...
07:06Don't you interject unless I ask you a question?
07:09Don't you understand?
07:11I'll tell you what I tell my grandchildren.
07:13You don't live in the lobby.
07:14You live in the apartment.
07:16Number four, super seriously.
07:17Shona C. Fay, with his smiley face tie and sob stories,
07:22sues his friend over an illegal eviction.
07:24Judge Judy has very little patience for his slippery approach to this case.
07:28But the bottom line is, I'm here to be truthful.
07:30Don't give me a bottom line.
07:31Listen to me.
07:32I don't want to hear a bottom line.
07:34I want to hear somebody telling me, with a certain amount of consistency,
07:37what they filed is a complaint, which is what the defendant...
07:40The complaint is that I bailed this dude out, and he didn't pay his bail.
07:43No.
07:44The complaint says a lot more than that, sir.
07:46Fay is pretty good-humored about the judge's low opinion of him.
07:49But once the case was over and she ruled against him,
07:52his utter disbelief at the decision drove her over the edge.
07:55Is it correct, Mr. Castro, that your girlfriend called the police?
07:59According to my girlfriend, no.
08:01She's no longer my girlfriend.
08:02Well, that's hearsay.
08:03Okay.
08:03Thank God.
08:04Did you?
08:05Thank God.
08:06Stop.
08:07I'm almost finished with you.
08:08You have to understand that.
08:10If you can't control yourself in here, I have no patience for that.
08:13I'm too old.
08:13Like most of the times when the judge loses it in court,
08:16it's usually when she's trying to shout someone else down.
08:19This was just unmitigated rage at this guy's antics.
08:22You take your case back to the small claims court where it came from.
08:25Do you understand?
08:26Seriously?
08:26No, not seriously.
08:28Super seriously!
08:30Number three.
08:31No, no, no.
08:32Did you know Judge Judy is a musical?
08:34Paul, the judge was clearly feeling herself this day.
08:37When the plaintiff has to produce the title to a Jeep,
08:39she opts for the judge's least favorite excuse.
08:42She was told that she didn't need it.
08:44Let me explain something to you.
08:46It's your car.
08:47Get it and go sell it.
08:49You're going to give him $2,400, which is what you owe him.
08:53Judge Judy immediately starts to launch into a marathon of no's,
08:57like she's scat singing in a jazz band.
09:00Where's the title?
09:01In the binder with all my other titles,
09:02but the DMV told me that this is what I needed to bring to sign it.
09:05No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
09:08I don't care what anybody told you.
09:10I want the title.
09:12This is like watching Judge Judy riff on a theme.
09:15When the woman repeats herself later on in the case,
09:17we almost get a reprise.
09:19Honestly, is there a remix of this yet?
09:21Why didn't you bring the title today?
09:23Because we were told that this is what we need for him to have a new title
09:27and release his liability for me.
09:28Number two.
09:29Close your mouth, sir.
09:31Even Judge Judy isn't immune to letting the intrusive thoughts win sometimes.
09:35A car accident case sees a defendant shocked to be blamed for the collision.
09:39You hit him.
09:40He's in such disbelief that his mouth is hanging open for most of the case.
09:44Usually, Scheindlin dresses litigants down with her words.
09:47Close your mouth, sir.
09:47Just say yes or no.
09:48This is the front of your car.
09:50That's the front of my car.
09:51Yes, ma'am.
09:51But here she just mimics the guy's dumb look right to his face.
09:54It's the kind of thing that the rest of us wish that we could do on a daily basis
09:58when someone annoys us.
09:59When you get a golden opportunity like this, you can't pass it up.
10:03Now you can step back.
10:04It's clear from the evidence that you hit him, sir.
10:06Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $250.
10:09We're done.
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10:23Number one, you're a moron.
10:28Most of the time, Judge Judy can rein in her righteous anger.
10:31Even if she yells, she can dial it back when she offers an explanation.
10:34And you told her that there was a chance that he wasn't her father.
10:37Yes.
10:38And you did that because I don't believe in keeping secrets from my kids.
10:42Yes.
10:42You're a moron.
10:43In this early case, she's so disgusted with the defendant, Kathleen Kreffmeyer,
10:47that she rants at her for a solid minute.
10:50Why in the world would you tell a six-year-old child
10:54that somebody who she believed was her father,
10:57who it turns out is her father, might not be her father?
11:01Kreffmeyer confesses to telling her young daughter that her father is not her biological father.
11:05Not only was this untrue, but the daughter was far too young to hear that information.
11:09You don't tell her first because you feel as if you have to get it off your chest
11:14that you were messing around.
11:16He was messing around first, your honor.
11:18Who cares? He didn't become pregnant.
11:21As far as I know, that's not a possibility yet.
11:24Judge Judy's fury is unmatched here.
11:26She calls Kreffmeyer a moron and explains, in agonizing detail, why she's a failure.
11:33Every time we think she's done, she gets right back to screaming at the dumbfounded defendant.
11:38A moron!
11:40And you still don't even get it.
11:42You still don't get it.
11:43Which moments did we miss? Tell us in the comments.
11:48You are about to enter the courtroom of Judge Judith Scheindlin.
11:54The people are real.
11:56The cases are real.
11:58The rulings are final.
11:59This is Judge Judy.
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