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Which judge presided over the reality television show The People's Court for twelve seasons? Judge Judy Judge Wapner Judge Dredd Judge Mathis ******** Answer: Judge Joseph Wapner was a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, best known as the first presiding judge of the reality court show The People's Court. Judge Wapner presided over The People's Court for 12 seasons from 1981 to 1993. His tenure on the program made him the first jurist of arbitration-based reality court shows, which evolved into an entire genre of courtroom-based reality television. A 1989 Washington Post survey showed that 54% of Americans could identify Judge Wapner compared with only 9% who could name the chief justice of the United States, William H. Rehnquist.