Joseph Wapner

Joseph Wapner
Joseph Wapner

Joseph Albert Wapner (November 15, 1919 – February 26, 2017) was an American judge and television personality. He was the first presiding judge of the ongoing reality court show The People's Court. The court show's first run in syndication, with Wapner presiding as judge, lasted from 1981 to 1993, for 12 seasons and 2,484 episodes. While the show's second run has been presided over by multiple judges, Wapner was the sole judge to preside during the court show's first run. His tenure on the program made him the first jurist of arbitration-based reality court shows, which are now a most popular trend in the judicial genre.

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Male
Date of Birth
November 15th, 1919
Age
106
Birth Place
United States of America, California
Date of Death
February 26th, 2017
Died Aged
97
Star Sign
Scorpio
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