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Joseph Wapner

(1919–2017) Lawyer

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Joseph Wapner was a lawyer.

Quick Facts About Joseph Wapner

Born: November 15, 1919
Died: February 26, 2017
Profession: Lawyer

About Joseph Wapner

[Wikidata] Television judge, recipient of the Purple Heart medal... | [Wikipedia] Joseph Albert Wapner was an American judge and television personality. He is best known as the first presiding judge of the reality court show The People's Court. The show's first run in syndication, with Judge Wapner presiding as judge, ran from 1981 to 1993, for 12 seasons and 2,340 episodes. Alth

Quotes by Joseph Wapner

People think I'm kind and considerate and that I listen and evaluate and give each party a chance to talk. The public's…

Chance

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Sometimes I don't even deliberate. I just decide from the bench, it's so obvious. The beautiful part is that I have carte…

Beautiful

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I'm just an ordinary judge from California.

California

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I was the only Jew who'd ever been elected, and I don't know when there'll be another.

Another

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When 'The People's Court' came along, I had an opportunity to really teach people about law. It was very important to me.

About

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I'm trying to demystify the whole process. Make it simple, make it palatable. I want people to have respect for the law,…

Basics

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Judges should decide legal disputes. Judges should not make law.

Judges

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A judge is not a god or a king. He has the last word most of the time, but sometimes, one makes…

Failure

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When I was on the bench, I used to have a yellow pad, and I put on the pad at the beginning…

Beginning

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I'm not an actor; I'm a judge.

Actor

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People say, 'I'm only suing for the principle of the thing,' and I reply that I can't give you principle - only…

Give

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I realized that a great deal of life is exactly and precisely about being able to feel pain: my own and other…

Great

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