The series debuted on The CW on September 22, 2008 and ended in May 2011. Judge Jeanine Pirro was recorded in Chicago at NBC Tower, the NBC network's Chicago broadcast base and home to the related courtroom series Judge Mathis. The Honky Tonk Man was a witness for a defendant in a case; the others listed were plaintiffs in their respective cases. One of the bailiffs, Jimmie Akins, was fired after he was arrested for extortion charges.