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Judge Mills Lane

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Judge Mills Lane
GenreReality court show
Presented byKim Adams
StarringMills Lane (judge)
Pamela Hart (bailiff)
Narrated byJim Cutler
Theme music composerEdd Kalehoff
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJohn Tomlin
Bob Young
Production locationsWPIX, New York, New York (seasons 1-2)
CBS Broadcast Center, New York City, New York (season 3)
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesTomlin-Young Productions
Hurricane Entertainment Corp.
Rysher Entertainment
(1998-1999)
(season 1)
Paramount Domestic Television
(1999-2001)
(seasons 2-3)
Original release
NetworkSyndicated
ReleaseAugust 17, 1998 (1998-08-17) –
May 18, 2001 (2001-05-18)

Judge Mills Lane is a syndicated American television series and arbitration-based reality court show that ran in first-run syndication from August 17, 1998 to September 7, 2001. Reruns later aired on The National Network (TNN) and currently on Pluto TV. The show was produced by John Tomlin and Bob Young for Hurricane Entertainment Group. Judge Mills Lane was distributed by Rysher Entertainment (until 1999) for its first season and Paramount Domestic Television for its last two.

Synopsis

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The show was presided over by former Nevada district court judge Mills Lane, who is more widely known for being a professional boxing referee. The introduction to the series' first season mentioned Lane's connection to both boxing and the law. Lane's catchphrase "let's get it on" was used to open each case and if he found one of the litigants to be out of line, he would tell them that if they didn't stop, "your case is gone."

Judge Mills Lane premiered at a time when court shows were starting to see a large revival. The show could not find secure enough footing in an increasingly crowded market and was cancelled after three seasons.