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Many popular court shows are on TV. How can the genre improve? How about using a three-judge panel? That's the concept of "Hot Bench," created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. After hearing each case, the judges discuss it among themselves before rendering a verdict. The show's title comes from a term describing a court action in which a judge frequently interrupts lawyers with questions.
S12, EP114 "Tree Branch Blow-Out"
A homeowner says her neighbor ignored risky tree branches until they crashed onto her property, then tried to fix the damage on the cheap; the neighbor says the homeowner is a nonstop complainer who harassed her family and still owes for the tree removal; what starts with broken branches ends with a courtroom clash.
S11, EP162 "Borrow Sorrows"
A car rental between co-workers goes south when a crash leads to finger-pointing over who should pay; verbal agreements and broken trust collide as the judges sort through the wreckage of a friendship.
S12, EP115 "Love It or Litigate It"
A homeowner says she paid a contractor in full but was left with sloppy, unfinished repairs, and he refused to fix his mistakes; the contractor says she kept adding extra tasks without paying extra, making the job impossible; it's a repair riddle the judges must patch up in court.
S11, EP163 "Moving On"
A tenant says his once-peaceful rental turned into a nightmare when his landlord's marijuana use spiraled out of control, and tensions run high as the landlord insists he acted properly.
