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Jones & Jury
1994โ1995 American nontraditional arbitration-based reality court show
Jones & Jury (also known as Jones and Jury) is an American nontraditional arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Brooklyn Prosecutor and District Attorney Star Jones.
Jones & Jury was the second show of its kind (arbitration-based reality show), behind only The People's Court.
The series ran in first-run syndication[1] for eight months from September 1994 until May 1995. It was produced by Lighthearted Entertainment.[2]
The program made Star Jones the first African American to preside over a court show and the first female to preside over arbitration-based reality courtroom programming, only Joseph Wapner preceding her.[2]
Jones became well known shortly following her stint on Jones & Jury for her 9 seasons on daytime talk show The View, from 1997-98 through 2005-06. On January 10, 2022, it was announced that Jones would return to the court show genre, presiding over longest-running courtroom series Divorce Court beginning with the show's milestone 40th season in September 19, 2022.[3][4]