On Sunday mornings, you wake up early and nothing is on television besides Judge Judy, Divorce Court, or Judge Mathis. The Judges are ruthless and do not seem to have sympathy for anyone. They often yell to boost the ratings of the show. This is merely just an exaggeration of how the court systems work. Judges don’t only have sympathy for the defendants that aren’t financially stable enough to pay for their lawsuit. They are also willing to come to agreements on how much the defendants are able and willing to pay the plaintiff. This is important for the reason people get nervous thinking about court and because from television that’s how we perceive court systems On the day of February 22nd around 1:30 p.m., my friends Brady, Maxx, Ethan, …show more content…
I found out right away that I was mistaken, there are actually various floors with several rooms on each floor. I also expected the judge to be strict on all of the rules and shouting at the plaintiff or defendant, which is not true because the judge we saw was relaxed and wanted to settle the issues between both parties, so they could come together and both be content about the end result. The biggest expectation I had was the judge using his gavel to tell everyone to be quiet when the parties are arguing and saying ‘order in the court”. This was an expectation that was sadly mistaken. The judge didn’t even use his gavel and didn’t raise his voice the slightest. On those Sunday mornings when you’re watching Judge Judy, you believe that she is there to figure out the conflict and what is right and, but for the most part, it seems like she uses her own opinions of two parties to come to a decision on the case. If the defendant argued with her too much, she would rule in favor of the plaintiff. Going to a real courtroom and seeing how Judge Freeman interacts with his parties in the case proved all of my previous understanding of how judges act