Could Casey Anthony Judge, Belvin Perry, Be the Next Judge Judy?

By Jo Piazza Posted Jul 5th 2011 01:00PM

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.

Tags: belvin perry, casey anthony

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Wednesday 06 July

By rocco

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but it sure was his first ''CIRCUS '',and was one heluva ''RING MASTER''-with the clowns he had to work with ,especialy --the prosecution..

By Dean

With Perry ,the court room would ressemble the Jerry Springer show .

By Ray

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Why is that guy a judge anyway? Judge Judy speaks very well and is clearly understood.....Belvin looks like a circus clown and can't even pronounce words right. It seemed he was having trouble reading all those papers before him....I just don't get it....All those years of schooling and he sounds no different than drop out from the slums.

By Kommon_Cinse

It's amusing how people still want to determine intelligence by how well someone does or doesn't speak. I'm sure you speak very well, but your statement tells me you intelligence level.

By frant100

I am so sick of these fake Judge shows. Judge Judy is a TV Judge because she couldn't hack it as a real Judge. No place that I know of can a Judge be so disrespectful or unprofessional as she is on the bench. I recently saw a guy bad mouth her and walk off and she didn't say a word. No "contempt" citation or anything. That's because she can't give one. Its all phoney with these people going on the show for a gain.

By LB

YOU THINK

By Ed

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Are they kidding? He has a speech impediment.

By chipduchein

Judge Judy. Where do I begin? As a trial lawyer with 42 years experience, I've observed Judge Judy frequently rush to judgment, appearing to side with the party she finds most savory, ruling against the party that she obviously dislikes and frequently fails to let tha tparty present their side of the case. Her judicial tempermant is nasty and inexcusable and would not be tolerated were it not a television production and not before the bar of a true jurisdiction, and it is unfortunate that her cases supposedly cannot be appealed, because mant would be reversed. Although she is obviously a smart women, her conduct on the bench is intolerable and were she running for re-election, she would not last long.

By mAGGIE

I shall repeat 'OH PLEASE' Judy Judy is a no nonsense woman, sometimes wrong but usually not.

Thank you for saying that. I've always thought the same thing.

By Amanda

Judge Judy is the best court tv program and if anyone replaces her I will totally boycott the whole station! I love to watch her and have since she got on the air and hopefully no one would even think of trying to get rid of her, I'd be very sad and angry. She's the only reason I turn my tv on except to have some background noise when I'm sleeping. Jugde Judy's the best!!!

By n

We will never know just who murdered that poor baby.
The sins of the Father ??? Perhaps. A very abnormal family IMHO.
The jury was correct IMHO.
Prosecution did NOT prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.... PERIOD!
PS: I don't like Casey...... however ?????

By Patty

Please....what is IMHO???? Not all of us are abv savy. thanks

By Casey

Judge Judy is articulate. Perry might be a good Judge but he talks ghetto and like it or not, ghetto talk doesn't cut it.

By LBFM

For everybody that is upset over the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial, keep in mind that the jury can only judge on what they are allowed to see and hear.

Somewhere down the road, if you are charged with a capital crime, you'll be very happy that the prosecutor in your case has to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that you actually did it.

The prosecutor can't try you in the press and they can't get away with made up charges to further their own agenda. They actually have to prove that you did the crime.

By ma56dukes

AMEN, AMEN, AMEN ENOUGH SAID!!!!

By Shirley

I think Judge Berry did a GREAT job..unlike the O.J. Judge...He kept control in the court room...and didn't put up with anything ( ask the guy with the finger problem..LOL)!!! GO JUDGE PERRY!!!

Judge Judy is terrific, and there's plenty of room for Judge Perry also.I really like him. To the person who said that he talks GHETTO, that wasn't nice at all. Have you risen to the heights that he has ? HUH??? I doubt it ! I'm not BLACK, and I understood every word he said. PERHAPS you need to see a Doctor and get your EARS FLUSHED to rid yourself of all the WAX that's blocking your hearing.
NOW > When Nancy first cam on the scene yrs. ago, I watched and enjoyed her.
Unfortunately, she has turned into a gigantic bore.... with an ego that is not kept in check, her rudeness when her guests are of a different opinion than hers,her constant interruptions when someone isn't of the same belief as she. I could go on and on.
I feel sorry for her husband, he doesn't stand a chance. How could he possibly find her
"self righteousness" even remotely attractive??

By Sadie

I hope not. He rushed the jury selection in the Anthony trial. He excused people with lame excuses of hardship until they got to the bottom of the barrel. Then rushed selection in a unreasonable time frame. Time was more important to him than justice for that beautiful baby.

By Misty

Hey we have Judge Judy and Juddge Joe Brown, he's pretty good. They actually have a few good judge shows on already, wouldn't hurt to add one more.

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