Could Casey Anthony Judge, Belvin Perry, Be the Next Judge Judy?
Forget attorney, Jose Baez. Forget Casey Anthony. The real star of the never ending legal circus that dominated the holiday weekend is none other than Judge Belvin Perry, who, experts agree, could have a second career waiting for him as a television judge.
"I can certainly see him becoming the next big TV judge," said attorney Joey Jackson, who has been covering the trial for Fox News.
After months of court proceedings, on Tuesday, Perry confirmed the jury's verdict that Anthony was not guilty of first degree murder -- a verdict that visibly outraged the celebrity Twitter community. But Perry's shocking ruling, although an unpopular one, may only further catapult him into the celebrity judge world. Guilty or not guilty, Perry stuck to his guns throughout the trial, keeping attorneys in line and holding them accountable, dealing with even the craziest aspects of the case with an even temperament and being patient, yet rigid, in moving the case forward.
"He's been on the bench since the late 80's and has presided over several high profile cases so his résumé is TV cred ready,"explained 'Cult of Celebrity' author, Cooper Lawrence of the 'Scott & Todd' morning show on PLJ. "But the real draw is that he doesn't like shenanigans going on in his courtroom, like when he let Baez have it with, 'We're not stopping anymore for you to get a file!'"
Lawrence adds that Perry's hand gestures are already 'Saturday Night Live' parody ready. All he needs is a catch-phrase.
"Judge Judy has 'Don't pee on my shoes and tell me it's raining,'" Lawrence said. "He could have 'Let's get it done!'"
Using a well-publicized trial to move from the real to the televised bench is not unprecedented. Judge Larry Seidlin, formerly of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in Florida, famously tried to parlay his oversight of the Anna Nicole Smith body custody hearing into a gig on the small screen once the trial wrapped up. Seidlin has reportedly had several talks with Paramount productions but has yet to secure his own gig.
If he can make it happen, Belvin Perry (a name made for television) could stand to make a fortune in television. Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of 'Judge Judy,' is one of the highest paid women on television, making approximately $45 million a year for her half-hour program.
One Hollywood casting agent even told
PopEater he tried to get a meeting with Perry but was told he would have to wait until the end of the trial -- but it looks like Perry's schedule just cleared up.
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I would LOVE to see this case on judge judy. she has a very low opinion of people who put their social life before responsible parenting, and casey certainly qualifies!
Judge Judy has sat on the bench way longer than this "I got my name in lights" WANNABE.
I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say, "Real Judge". How is Judge Judith Sheindlin not a "Real Judge"?
I think he did the best he could to keep the trial somewhat sane. He seems a good judge. But he is also a snooze, and lacks the personality to be a "Judge Judy". The best TV (entertainment) judges have a lot of personality, can be sharp and abrasive, and are very opinionated. Judge Perry started to put me to sleep every time he talked for more than 30 seconds with his slow measured speech and soft tone.
NOBODY ever falls asleep in Judge Judy's court!!!!
IF Casey gets off...(I don't think she should).. just where would she go??? certainly her family would want little or nothing to do with her now...
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Well, Charlene ... I guess you'll find out the answer to your question because Casey Anthony has been found NOT GUILTY!!!!
She deserves to burn in HELL for what she did!!!!!
I CAN'T believe she got away with killing her child!!!!!
Oh Casey has somewhere to go. Right back to Cindy, the Great Enabler. There is also all those men that she shacked with for 31 days when her family didn't know where she and Caylee were.
With all the book and movie deals she is now offered, who the hell cares about dejected family members?
judge mllano of ''peoples court'' --puts them all in the spare room--she has it all,-brains looks and takes no bull from anyone--as for the 'anthony trial--the jury gavee the right verdict--she lied and was convicted -as for her parents--they will be around-to much money around for them to leave on the table-but the best laugh show are the clowns on ''h.l.n.'',there better than the ''three stooges'',
dont rule out''''charlie sheen''''-he would love the opportunity--or maybe ''lohan'',she loves to party--and then theres always ''paris''--and a zillion others including shahs --
I'm on her side! If she needs help getting away from her Child Molesting Dad then she has a way out by me!!!
No he could never take Judge Judy's place because he is not hateful but Judge Judy is a great judge but one I would not want to go before, as we are too alike as in mouth and attitude
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There is no one who can take Judge Judy's place. She is one of a kind and is irreplaceable.
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Very doubtful...
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Court is nothing like the TV shows. If it were...you'd change the channel.
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he need's to learn to speak proper English !
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So do you. "Needs" does not have an apostrophe.
The answer to the question is an obvious no. Publicist quickly throws in Judge Judy's name so his client can get his name in print where people will actually see it.
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This talk of Judge Belvin Perry being another Judge Judy is utter nonsense. Judge Perry, as I know from seven years of working in child protection in Orlando, is an outstanding jurist and very capable of handling even the most difficult trial proceedings. I remember how he handled the case of a man who sexually molested his own daughter for an extended period of time. He is far more professional than Judge Judy who is very quick-tempered and unprofessional. In fact, Judge Perry did a better job in presiding over the Casey Anthony trial than Judge Lance Ito did in presiding over the O. J. Simpson trial.
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Then he should have overturned the jury's verdict!!!
I don't know if that was possible in this type of case,
but it would have been the thing to do!!