Judge Judy Season 22: Episode Guide & Ratings

A man claims he was provoked by his landlord to retaliate online after she slandered a Nigerian immigrant; a man speeds around a corner and slams into a utility pole, causing it to topple; he claims a stranger stole the car and wrecked it.

After a man notices bruises on his son's body, he files for a protective order and sues the mother of his child for legal fees; a man accuses a good friend of reneging on a promise to pay him back for a jail bailout.

A teenager having trouble at home is accused of stealing his sister-in-law's wedding ring and pawning it; a woman is accused of bashing her sister's car with a rock after accusations of cheating surface.

A young couple with a child save $3,000 for their first apartment but claim it was dreadful; they are accused of smoking pot.

A woman claims she was fired from her job after a good friend accused her of asking for kickbacks from insurance referrals; a woman sues her ex-boyfriend for the return of a Pomeranian puppy he admits he took while she was in the shower.

A man suspended without pay after an ex-lover calls his boss sues for defamation of character; cousins call it quits as roommates shortly after moving in together and fight over a security deposit, boyfriends and rent.

A man who took in his sick sister is surprised when she leaves her entire estate to a cousin, who accuses him of theft; a man admits he accepted $1,800 from his friend but refuses to pay her back, because their car-flipping venture went belly up.

A beloved pet is attacked by another dog while on a walk; a woman is sued for an unpaid loan to fly to Los Angeles to aid her actress daughter; a woman spends thousands to save her neighbor from being evicted only to learn she may not get paid back.

All hell breaks loose when a woman asks her mother to take care of her homeless friend's child; young, single mothers move out of their family homes and decide to live together only to fight over who gets the master bedroom.

A woman demands that her Great Dane be returned after a long absence and an unnecessary medical procedure; a woman makes a $5,000 mistake when she answers a random call from a telemarketer.

A 9-year-old's birthday party ends in accusations of assault, bullying and feuding mothers.

A father is sued for claiming his children, who were taken by CPS, as dependents; a single mother gets a job but is accused of failing to pay for her children's daycare; after an arrest, a woman is bailed out by a friend who demands payback.

The judge accuses a mother of covering for her mace-wielding teenager who sprayed a woman in the face at a hair salon; a woman sues her neighbor for vet bills after a cat takes a swipe at her dog, causing injury.

A woman admits she made a mistake when she sold a German shepherd to an 18-year-old; when a man suffers a financial crisis, he spends his two roommates' money instead of paying the rent with it as promised.

After fighting over bad checks and missing money, ex-lovers escalate to car vandalism; an uninsured motorist is accused of hitting a motorcyclist at high speed, causing the rider to flip over the car.

An 18-year-old sues her child's father for return of her belongings and for filing false CPS reports.

An artist claims a yogurt shop owner assaulted her and painted over a mural she spent over 200 hours on; a salon owner sues a former stylist for unpaid booth rent and lock change fees, and the stylist claims she falsely advertised everything.

A landscaper is accused of trying to scam an airplane owner out of his plane; he is sued for damages.

A father and daughter team up on a stepmother to sue for an unpaid loan and for a false restraining order.

A couple is sued by a daycare provider for unpaid childcare fees for their two children; a young woman sues her on-again, off-again boyfriend for a loan to buy a pricey phone; a woman sues her ex-roommate and his girlfriend after he crashed her car.

A woman fights to keep her son's police record clean so he can play sports, and she disputes $4000 in restitution with another mom; a woman sues her daughter for the cost of a tow bill after her unlicensed boyfriend totals the vehicle she sold her.

After making a down payment on a home in her cousin's name, a woman expects to see her money returned when he sells it; the judge suspects government fraud after hearing a bad-check story about Social Security and a 17-year-old gambling problem.

A woman wants her ex-fiance to pay for a credit card bill and the fireplace they once used in their shared home; after a man's car is sideswiped at a party, his best friend denies liability.

Neighbors disagree completely as to the terms of breeding and stud fees after their beloved pets hook up and start a family; a man being sued for a $3,200 computer claims his ex said that if he paid for half of a camper, the computer would be free.

An ex-friend sues a woman for a loan and missing property; medicinal pot smokers point the finger at each other when their growing venture falls apart; a man fails to repay his girlfriend's aunt for a loan because, he says, he lost his checkbook.

An ex-convict claims that, while he served time, his girlfriend stole from his bank account; she says the money was spent on him.

A man says his roommate broke the lock on his door four times, while she claims he assaulted her as she tried to climb in a window; a stylist demands payment for the wig she created, but her client claims it was over-processed and incomplete.

A dog sitter makes an ill-fated decision to visit a locale with a dangerous large dog, and a bruised spine and more than $7,000 in vet bills soon follow; a divorced mother of three takes in her female lover only to sue her for rent.

A woman gets a deal on a paint job then sues the contractor for shoddy work, mental anguish and legal fees; a 12-year feud between neighbors intensifies when a woman refuses to spend thousands of dollars to repair a shared fence's foundation.

A convict named Famous is the source of extreme animosity between his fiancé and the mother of his children, and new heights of depravity are reached; a young woman comes between two roommates, forcing one to move out.

A man claims a seller benefited from his hard labor then sold the property for a huge profit; a teen motorist says a fellow driver ran a stop sign and slammed into him; an uninsured driver claims a race to a parking spot caused an accident.

A man claims he was bleeding profusely after an attack by a pit bull whose owner says it would never hurt anyone; a young woman's plan to combine two broken-down cars into one working vehicle fails miserably.

An elderly woman publicly berates her longtime rival throughout their neighborhood, then he sues her for harassment; a woman sues a man for unpaid rent because, she says, he reneged on his agreement to let her out of the lease early.

A woman claims her friend lost one of her dogs and that another pet died on her couch while she was away on vacation; a woman and her roommate are surprised to find that their apartment is not owned by their landlord when police escort them out.

Custody exchange drama escalates when a woman confronts her estranged husband about scratches on their child. Case continues in S22E37.

A woman accuses her fiancé's father of suing her out of spite because he doesn't get to see his granddaughter as much as he'd like to; the judge reminds a property owner that he's lucky that his amateur handyman efforts didn't kill someone.

A mother of two suffers a broken nose at the hands of her sister-in-law during a heated fight (conclusion of S22E35); a 59-year-old man demands payback from his favorite server at a restaurant.

A restraining order, slashed tires and accusations of theft come into play when ex-friends call it quits; a woman racks up 16 tickets on her friend's car then has it impounded while she is renting it, and he sues for payback.

A motorist is accused of tracking down a biker who annoyed him and tackling him into a moving car.

A man abandons his fiancée and is accused of stealing property; a landlady refuses to return a security deposit, saying her tenant was working out of his house.