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Jerry Bishop, who was the announcer on the courtroom show Judge Judy, has sadly died at the age of 84.

A rep for the show confirmed that Jerry passed away on Tuesday (April 21) after a battle with heart disease.

Jerry was the announcer on Judge Judy since its first season in 1994 and he appeared on thousands of episodes of the beloved series.

“Jerry Bishop has been the voice of our program for 24 years. Everybody loved him. He had a golden heart and generous spirit. I adored him and will miss him,” Judy said in a statement (via TMZ).

We’re sending our thoughts and condolences to Jerry‘s loved ones during this difficult time.

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Judge Judy is sadly coming to an end.

During an upcoming interview on Ellen, host Judge Judy Sheindlin revealed that her hit show is coming to an end after 25 years with the upcoming 2020-2021 season.

“CBS [which distributes the show] sort of felt, I think, they wanted to optimally utilize the repeats of my program,” the 77-year-old judge shared. “Now they have 25 years of my reruns. What they decided to do is sell a couple of years’ worth of reruns.”

However, this doesn’t mean Judy is hanging up her gavel just yet – she also announced that she has a new show in the works!

“But I’m not tired, so Judy Justice will be coming out a year later,” Judy revealed. When asked what network the show will be on, Judy coyly replied, “I can’t tell you yet.”

Judy continued: “Judge Judy, you’ll be able to see next year — a full year, all new shows. The following couple of years, you should be able to get all the reruns that CBS has sold on the stations currently carrying Judge Judy, and Judy Justice will be going elsewhere. Isn’t that fun?”

Judge Judy first premiered back in 1996.

Amy Poehler happily poses with Judge Judy backstage in the press room during the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards held at Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday (May 5) in Pasadena, Calif.

The 47-year-old Wine Country star hit the stage as a surprise guest to present Judy, 76, with her Lifetime Achievement Award.

“We all watch because we know that maybe just once something will turn out fair, that two people will come together and work it out in front of a woman who takes them and her job very seriously,” Amy told the audience. “She is the Jewish mother that we all want.”

“I have a profession that’s always been my passion. And tonight, I have this lovely honor which says I’ve done my job well,” Judy expressed during her acceptance speech. “Life has a beginning, a middle and an end. As most of us, I don’t remember the very beginning, I’m having an absolute blast in the middle, and if my luck holds, I won’t be around for the end.”

RuPaul has a special guest in mind or two to judge RuPaul’s Drag Race!

The 57-year-old world-famous drag queen and television host made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday (March 16).

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During his appearance, Ru spoke to Ellen about receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which will be presented by Jane Fonda, and said it’s the most exciting honor of his life.

He also talked about Jane‘s impact on his career, and how Barbarella inspired his own career path.

Plus, RuPaul opened up about dream guest judges on the show – including Ellen herself! – and Judge Judy.

Watch his appearance below!

If you were watching the new episode of Judge Judy on Thursday (August 17), you might have spotted a familiar face in the audience – Amy Schumer!

The 36-year-old actress and her sister Kim sat in the crowd of the show and she even took to Instagram to talk about her experience.

“Hell yeah! You know I was in the audience on #judgejudy My sister and I sat in on the cases for the day because we love her!!!!!” Amy said.

Amy previously posted about going to the taping back in May.

Click inside to see a video of Amy sitting in Judge Judy’s seat… More Here! »

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