Profile
Joseph Wapner
Television Judge + Recipient of the Purple Heart Medal
Male
Born
Nov 15, 1919
Age
93
Hometown
Los Angeles, Cali...
Joseph Albert Wapner is a former American judge and TV personality of the real-life courtroom-style show The People's Court, which ran in syndication from 1981 to 1993 for 2,484 episodes. On The People's Court, Wapner conducted a binding arbitration which… Read More
Romance
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Mickey WapnerMarried 1946
News + Updates
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Former Cy Young Winner Flanagan Found Dead EspnGoogle News - Aug 25, 2011
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Carl Gardner Cash Box MagazineGoogle News - Jul 01, 2011
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The Courtroom Of Hurt Feelings: Television's Judge Shows Minn Post.ComGoogle News - Jun 09, 2011
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Katie Couric Should Copy Judge Judy For Daytime Ratings The Stir (Blog)Google News - Jun 07, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1919
Birth
Born on November 15, 1919.
THIRTIES
1959
39 Years Old
Appointed by Governor Pat Brown to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1959, Wapner served 2 years before being elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he served for 18 years before retiring.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2008
88 Years Old
On August 9, 2008, Wapner appeared as Judge in a Major League Baseball on Fox Pregame People's Court parody segment called "The Players Court".
2009
89 Years Old
On November 12, 2009, Wapner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and on November 13, 2009, in honor of his 90th birthday on November 15, he acted as a guest judge presiding over a case on the current People's Court program.
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