Judge Wapner is dead

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He's the original judge from 'The People's Court'. They figure his net worth was about 15 million.

'People's Court' Judge Joseph Wapner Dead at 97 | TMZ.com

 

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Never saw the show but I wonder why with supposed big names their 'net worth' is always mentioned? I'm not sure if him being worth 15 mill is supposed to be a good or bad thing in his case .......
 

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Never saw the show but I wonder why with supposed big names their 'net worth' is always mentioned? I'm not sure if him being worth 15 mill is supposed to be a good or bad thing in his case .......

I guess it's one of those things people like to talk about. Apparently, he was on the original show from 1980 until 1992. Being a judge, he must have earned a few bucks before television. Still, if he wasn't a millionaire when he started doing the show at 60, 12 yrs doing it made him comfortable.