Judge Faith

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Judge Faith
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Genre Arbitration-based reality court show
Starring Faith Jenkins (judge)
Barbara Bonner Carlisle (season 1 bailiff)
Juan Bustamante (seasons 2-4 bailiff)
Narrated by Brooks Moore (season 1)
Scott Taylor (seasons 2-4)
Theme music composerScott Szabo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time20 minutes
Production companies The Tornante Company
Trifecta Entertainment
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseSeptember 22, 2014 (2014-09-22) 
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)

Judge Faith is a syndicated American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Faith Jenkins. The show premiered on September 22, 2014 and ran for 4 seasons until its cancellation on May 21, 2018. [1]

Judge Faith is produced by The Tornante Company and Trifecta Entertainment. Trifecta also handles all distribution and ad sales for the show. [2]

The court show ended production in 2018. [3] Jenkins took over judge duties for Divorce Court two years after Judge Faith ended its run. [4]

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References

  1. "Trifecta's 'Judge Faith' Begins Production - TVNewsCheck.com". 29 April 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. "Judge Faith - Home - Judge Faith". Judge Faith. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. "Syndication Ratings: Only Sitcoms See Gains in Season's Final Week". Judge Faith. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie; N'Duka, Amanda (5 March 2020). "Faith Jenkins Joins 'Divorce Court' As New Judge, Succeeding Long-Time Star Lynn Toler". Deadline. Retrieved 5 March 2020.