Hot Bench
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| Genre | Nontraditional arbitration-based reality court show |
| Created by | Judge Judy Sheindlin |
| Directed by | Karen J. Beck |
| Presented by | Sonia Montejano |
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| Theme music composer | Michael Egizi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 2,000 |
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| Production locations | Sunset Bronson Studios Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 15, 2014 – present |
Hot Bench is an American nontraditional panel-based court show that debuted in first-run syndication on September 15, 2014. The series was conceptualized and produced for CBS Media Ventures by Judith Sheindlin of Judge Judy fame, alongside executive producers Randy Douthit, Maureen FitzPatrick, David Theodosopoulos, and co-executive producer James Glover.
For the first two seasons, Hot Bench was presided over by Judge Tanya Acker, Judge Larry Bakman, and former Supreme Court of Brooklyn, New York, justice Patricia DiMango. Beginning with the third season, Judge Michael Corriero joined, replacing Bakman.