Joseph Wapner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Wapner

Television judge, recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1919

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 26-Feb-2017

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Joseph Albert Wapner (November 15, 1919 – February 26, 2017) was an American judge and television personality.
He was the first presiding judge of the ongoing reality court show The People's Court.
The court show's first run in syndication, with Wapner presiding as judge, lasted from 1981 to 1993, for 12 seasons and 2,484 episodes.
While the show's second run has been presided over by multiple judges, Wapner was the sole judge to preside during the court show's first run.
His tenure on the program made him the first jurist of arbitration-based reality court shows, which are now a most popular trend in the judicial genre.