Judge David Young

infobox television
show_name = Judge David Young


format = Court show
runtime = 30 minutes approx. (including commercials)
creator =
starring = David Young
Tawya Young
country = USA
network = Syndicated
slogan = "Justice With a Snap"
first_aired = September 10,2007
last_aired = present |

"Judge David Young" is a daytime syndicated court show that premiered on television stations across the United States and Canada on September 10, 2007.citation |url=http://www.judgedavidyoung.com |title=Judge David Young |periodical=Official site |accessdate=2007-12-18 ] Young is the first openly gay TV judge. In the program he presides over small claims court cases.

Much of Young's behavior is comical and campy. In fact, the tagline of his court show parodies Judge Judy's "Justice with an Attitude" tagline, using "Justice with a Snap" instead.citation |title=Oscar Winner Found at Gay Bar! |first=Michael |last=Musto |periodical=The Village Voice |date=November 13, 2007 |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0746,musto,78358,15.html |accessdate=2007-12-18 ] Young frequently bursts into show tunes and warns guests that there is only "one queen" allowed in his courtroom and that's him.citation |periodical=AfterElton.com |url=http://www.afterelton.com/people/2007/9/davidyoung |first=Michael |last=Jensen |date=September 5, 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-18 |title=Interview with Judge David Young ] Young says he wants to be a role model for LGBT youth.citation |title=Gay judge gavels his way into TV history |url=http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2156 |date=September 6, 2007 |first=Matthew S. |last=Bajko |accessdate=2007-12-18 ] In every episode, Young explains his position after his ruling to the studio audience. Young will often firmly tell a litigant to be quiet if they're interrupting or becoming a problem for him. One of his trademarks is his humorous interactions with his bailiff, Tawya Young. Although David and Tawya share the same last name, they have no relation to each other.

Young is best known for presiding over the America West Flight 556 case, in which two America West Airlines pilots were convicted of trying to fly a plane while drunk.citation |title=America West pilots convicted of being drunk in cockpit |url=http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-06-08-drunk-pilots_x.htm |periodical=USA Today |date=July 8, 2005 |accessdate=2007-12-18 ] He was an assistant state attorney under Janet Reno when she was Florida State Attorney. In 2000, he was elected Circuit Court judge in Miami-Dade County. The local Republican Party tried to recruit him as a congressional candidate in 2004 but the party's negative stance towards gay politics convinced him to join the Democratic Party. His last day as a circuit judge was declared "Judge David Young Day". He is also a member of the board of the Humane Society. [Episode airing 2007 Nov 6. "A woman sues for damages to her car's bumper". Network: CW] The series is produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television, [cite news |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003468010 |title=Sony OKs Judge David Young |work=Media Week |accessdate=2007-11-28 |date=2006-12-04 |author=Marc Berman] which also produces the courtroom show "Judge Karen".

References

External links

* [http://www.judgedavidyoung.com Official site]
* [http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/judge-david-young/ Judge David Young's blog]