Was Jerry Springer Actually A Judge?

Jerry Springer took the necessary measures to be a legally authorized judge for his series, "Judge Jerry." Per his "Judge Jerry" bio, Springer studied at Northwestern University, where he gained a degree in law. Subsequently, he worked as a lawyer at times during his professional life. As "Judge Jerry" was debuting in 2019, Springer was asked about what is required to become a judge in a BUILD Series interview. "Well, I'm a lawyer, so you would have to have that," Springer said. He went on to clarify, "In most of the country, you don't even have to be a lawyer necessarily to be a judge — it's an elected office." 

In another interview from 2019, Springer further explained how he dedicated one day toward gaining the proper certification for the title of judge. "There was a day of reviewing how it works. You get special certification, and I'm a lawyer," Springer said, per the New York Post. "You have to be certified [to be a judge]; it's a day thing, and if you're a lawyer it's almost automatic unless you've killed someone." Following this process, Springer was focused on delivering just verdicts on "Judge Jerry."

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