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Nov. 2, 2020

Not ‘that’ Judge Wapner

Son of first television judge made a name for himself in LA County criminal court.

Read more about Frederick N. Wapner...

LOS ANGELES -- Judge Frederick N. Wapner enjoys chatting with lawyers off the bench, but expectations are clear when court is in session.

"They all understand that when the bell rings, everybody gets treated the same and that I'm not favoring them just because I like to schmooze with people off the record," he said.

It's not far off from the "lights, camera, action," his father, the l... (continued)

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