<P> The award limit on Judge Judy , as on most `` syndi - court '' shows ( and most small claims courts in the U.S. ) , is $5,000 . The award for each judgment is paid by the producers of the show from a fund reserved for the purpose . Sheindlin rules by either A . ) issuing a verdict of a specific dollar amount ( not always in the full amount of what is requested and rarely if ever in excess of what is requested even if she believes complainants are deserving of more ) or B . ) by dismissing the lawsuit altogether . When ruled on in these manners , cases can not be refiled or retried elsewhere . However , if Sheindlin specifically dismisses the lawsuit `` without prejudice '' , that lawsuit may be refiled and retried in another forum . In some instances , Sheindlin has dismissed cases without prejudice deliberately so that complainants pursue defendants in an actual court of law so that the defendants themselves are held financially accountable , this as opposed to the show . In such cases , Sheindlin has expressed particular aversion to the defendants in question . Further , Sheindlin has dismissed cases without prejudice when she has suspected both the plaintiff ( s ) and defendant ( s ) of conspiring together just to gain monetary rewards from the program . </P>
<P> The award limit on Judge Judy , as on most `` syndi - court '' shows ( and most small claims courts in the U.S. ) , is $5,000 . The award for each judgment is paid by the producers of the show from a fund reserved for the purpose . Sheindlin rules by either A . ) issuing a verdict of a specific dollar amount ( not always in the full amount of what is requested and rarely if ever in excess of what is requested even if she believes complainants are deserving of more ) or B . ) by dismissing the lawsuit altogether . When ruled on in these manners , cases can not be refiled or retried elsewhere . However , if Sheindlin specifically dismisses the lawsuit `` without prejudice '' , that lawsuit may be refiled and retried in another forum . In some instances , Sheindlin has dismissed cases without prejudice deliberately so that complainants pursue defendants in an actual court of law so that the defendants themselves are held financially accountable , this as opposed to the show . In such cases , Sheindlin has expressed particular aversion to the defendants in question . Further , Sheindlin has dismissed cases without prejudice when she has suspected both the plaintiff ( s ) and defendant ( s ) of conspiring together just to gain monetary rewards from the program . </P>
who pays the court awards on judge judy
who pays the court awards on judge judy
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producers