Hot Bench
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| Genre | Nontraditional arbitration-based reality court show |
| Created by | Judge Judy Sheindlin |
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| Presented by | Sonia Montejano Gina Findley |
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| Theme music composer | Michael Egizi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 2,000 |
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| Production locations | Stamford Studios Stamford, Connecticut |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 15, 2014 – present |
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Hot Bench is an American nontraditional panel-based court show that debuted in first-run syndication on September 15, 2014. The series was conceptualized and produced for CBS Media Ventures by Judith Sheindlin of Judge Judy fame, alongside executive producers Randy Douthit, Maureen FitzPatrick, David Theodosopoulos, and co-executive producer James Glover.
As of the show's twelfth season, which premiered in September 2025, Hot Bench is presided over by Rachel Juarez, a former prosecutor originally from Los Angeles; Yodit Tewolde, a municipal judge and criminal defense attorney from Dallas; and Daniel Mentzer, a California native who rose to prominence as a criminal defense attorney in New York. Gina Findley, a former New York Police Department detective, is the bailiff.
Hot Bench emanates from Stamford Studios in Stamford, Connecticut; production relocated there from Sunset Bronson Studios in Los Angeles after the 2024–2025 season.