People's Court Judge Wapner dies

[Hawaii Hiker]

Source: TMZ

I watched People's Court in the 80's as a teenager...

RIP Judge Wapner

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2017/02/26/joseph-wapner-dead-peoples-court/

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Wow

Used to watch that too - basically the first of the syndicated "television court" shows.

Just clicked the link because I said to myself - He was "up there" in age back when he was on the show, he has to be in his 90s. Saw that he was 97! Wow.

R.I.P.

[murielm99]

2. I just saw this on the CNN website.

My son loved that show. He liked Judge Judy when he was a kid, too.

RIP

[Cooley Hurd]

3. ...and of Judge Wapner's Animal Court

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Wapner%27s_Animal_Court

Judge Wapner's Animal Court is a nontraditional/arbitration-based reality court show in which Judge Joseph Wapner (more known as the original judge on The People's Court) and his bailiff Rusty Burrell (also a People's Court carryover) preside over real cases involving or about animals. It was shown on Animal Planet for 2 seasons (1998–99, 1999-00).

Cross gently, Judge Wapner...

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I did not know that, very cool!

Kudos Judge! And Godspeed...

[Mrs. Overall]

5. Judge Wapner saved my father's life in WWII by carrying him several miles

on his back after my father had received life-threatening shrapnel in his neck and lungs from a grenade explosion. Most of the other men scattered, but Judge Wapner went back alone and picked up my father and carried him on his back until he reached the camp.

So, I am sad that he has passed away, but he was my father's age, so he must have been in his 90s.

Rest in peace.

[Lilyhoney]

6. It's a small world.

I'm happy for you that your father was saved by this man.

[StevieM]

7. He was 97.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wapner

[47of74]

8. I grew up watching The People's Court

RIP Judge Wapner