<P> Altogether, there are 260 new episodes each season . There is at least one new episode for every weekday, with the exception of a few hiatuses during most of the summer, a couple of holidays, and as of more recent seasons, early spring as well (much of March and April). The cases are all pre-recorded for editing purposes and will usually air one to three months after being taped . The cases are mixed up and not shown in order of when they were recorded . While the cases taped in March end the seasons, the cases taped throughout April, May, June, and July start out each season in September and last through October . Throughout the very beginning of each season, two new Judge Judy episodes air per day . After two weeks, this is reduced to one new airing a day, followed by a repeat . There are also various other moments throughout the year where two new episodes are shown for a few weeks . This has sometimes included January when the show returns from its winter hiatus . Two new episodes are also shown daily during the "sweeps" months of November, February, and May . Unlike other television programs, the Judge Judy season finale does not air in April or May; rather, it airs in June, July, or August . When the season finale is extended to July or August, most of the summer episodes preceding it are repeats with new episodes that are few and far in - between . </P> <P> Two DVDs, featuring "memorable cases," have been released by the show: the first in 2007, "Judge Judy: Justice Served," and the second in 2008, "Judge Judy: Second To None ." </P> <P> Judge Judy tapes at the Sunset Bronson Studios on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California . In alternating weeks, Sheindlin, who owns a home in New York among other cities / states, flies out on her private jet to tape Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday . </P> <P> As of 2014, the Judge Judy set is located directly beside the set of the courtroom series Sheindlin created and produces, Hot Bench . Both shows are taped in the same studio . Previous to that, the space directly beside Sheindlin's set was used for the courtroom series Paternity Court for the 2013 - 14 season . Prior to that, the space was used for Judge Judy's long - running sister show Judge Joe Brown until Judge Joe Brown's 2013 cancellation . Like Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown was also produced by Big Ticket Entertainment . The two shows alternated taping weeks . Despite the show being taped primarily in California, it displays various images of New York City upon returning from commercial breaks, including a subway train and official signs bearing "State of New York" and "Family Court" (Sheindlin was previously a New York family court judge) within the letterbox - like graphics used going to and from breaks since the ninth season . The set features a New York state flag behind Sheindlin's seat . </P>

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