Joseph Wapner

(1919-2017)

Television judge, recipient of the Purple Heart medal

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Joseph Albert Wapner (November 15, 1919 – February 26, 2017) 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, continued from 1981 to 1993, for 12 seasons and 2,484 episodes. Although the show's second run was presided over by multiple judges, Wapner was the sole judge to preside during the show's first incarnation. His tenure on the program made him the first jurist of arbitration-based reality court shows, which evolved into the most popular trend in the judicial genre and continues to be to the present.

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Born	Joseph Albert Wapner 15 November 1919 Los Angeles, California
Died	26 February 2017 (aged 97) Los Angeles, California
Zodiac	Scorpio
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Mickey Wapner 1925-2020 · American spouse · m. 1946 info edit

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Sarah info 1st child with Mickey Wapner Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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