Judge Maria Lopez

:"See also Maria Lopez (disambiguation)."infobox television
show_name = Judge Maria Lopez
starring = Maria Lopez
country = United States
network = Syndicated
runtime = 30 minutes (with commercials)
first_aired = September 11, 2006
last_aired = 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.

"Judge Maria Lopez" debuted in the same week as another syndicated courtroom show featuring a Latina judge, "Cristina's Court". Lopez and Cristina Perez are the third and fourth Hispanic-American judges to preside over a television court show, following "The People's Court"'s Judge Marilyn Milian and "Judge Alex".Fact|date=November 2007 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. [ [http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/ "Judge Maria Lopez" renewed"] ] 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. [ [http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1073121&srvc=rss Judgment day for Lopez - BostonHerald.com ] ]

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See also

* Maria Lopez
* Judge Hatchett