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You Can Call Him (Judge) Al

Posted Mar 23, 08 12:01 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  Gossip 

(Newser) – As if fathering a child at age 70 weren't enough drama, now Alfonse D'Amato might get benched: The former senator is in talks to start a daytime court TV show, the New York Daily News reports. And lest his following in the footsteps of Wapner incites too many snickers, such shows sentence their stars to a life without the possibility of going broke.

Judge Judy Scheindlin was a lowly New York City family court judge before her show turned her into a millionaire celeb; now she claims a national following, has landed her own Hollywood star, and pulls down about $30 million a year. D'Amato's show, tentatively set for fall 2009, would likely focus on small claims, but would face off against a crowded field. But "there's always room for one more court show," one analyst said.

Source New York Daily News

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Not only is Judy Judy raking in some $30 million per year, but she also has a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.   (Getty Images)
Then-Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y., speaks at a news conference in Albany, N.Y., in this April 8, 1998 file photo. Former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato is looking forward to a few big milestones, his anniversary,...   (AP Photo/Tim Roske, File)
Former New York Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, left, embraces Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, far right, during a campaign appearance at Grand Central Terminal in New York, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008....   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, speaks with former New York Sen. Alfonse D'Amato at his side after D'Amato endorsed McCain during an appearance in New York, Tuesday,...   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Sen. Alfonse D'Amato chairing the Whitewater hearings, Washington, DC 1995.   (Magnum Photos)
Alfonse M D'Amato   (Archive Photos)
Former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato at the 25th annual Sports Emmy Awards in 2004.   (Getty Images)
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Judith Sheindlin, star of Judge Judy, arrive for the 2007 Matrix Awards, presented by the New York Women in Communications, Inc., in New York, Monday April 23, 2007.   (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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