The BEST episodes of Divorce Court
Every episode of Divorce Court ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Divorce Court!
Courtroom-themed shows have been a staple of syndicated television for many years. One of the earliest and most enduring examples of this realtiy-based genre (long before the term "reality TV" had even been coined) is Divorce Court. It may be hard for some of today's younger audiences to believe, but the original Divorce Court bowed in 1957 and lasted 12 years in daily syndication. A new, harder-edged Divorce Court bowed in 1985 and ran another five seasons. The current version, involving real-life divorcing couples and even more hard-edged, bowed in 1999. In both versions, divorcing couples presented their stories before the judge Voltaire Perkins in the 1950s and 1960s version; William B. Keene (best known for presiding over the William Bonin "freeway killer" trial) issued his rulings in the 1980s. A new case was presented each day, with usually but not always both litigants
#1 - Crudup vs. Pelley Jr.
Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2015
A woman tries to school her husband on his duties, but he fails to check off each task.
#3 - Latasha Johnson vs Alton Arnold
Season 22 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/1/2020
#4 - Elijah Smith vs. Jennifer Johnson
Season 24 - Episode 104 - Aired 1/20/2023
#5 - Pearl" Jones vs. Iris Prim
Season 24 - Episode 121 - Aired 2/14/2023
#6 - Morris Sipple vs. Taneka Sipple
Season 24 - Episode 105 - Aired 1/23/2023
#7 - Kayla Thompson vs. Daniel Okolo
Season 24 - Episode 106 - Aired 1/24/2023
#8 - Kyle McGowan vs. Taijeona Sanders
Season 24 - Episode 107 - Aired 1/25/2023
#9 - Leroy Frederick vs. Amber Whitaker
Season 24 - Episode 108 - Aired 1/26/2023
#10 - Will Taylor vs. Nia Wright
Season 24 - Episode 109 - Aired 1/27/2023
#11 - Brittany Barker vs. Victoria Yang
Season 24 - Episode 110 - Aired 1/30/2023
#12 - Laura Cooper vs. Joe Rosing
Season 24 - Episode 111 - Aired 1/31/2023
#13 - Darika Gist vs. Brandon Green
Season 24 - Episode 112 - Aired 2/1/2023
#14 - Desiree Rockefeller vs. Scott Rockefeller
Season 24 - Episode 113 - Aired 2/2/2023
#15 - Monika Burke vs. Kenneth Burk
Season 24 - Episode 114 - Aired 2/3/2023
#16 - Matthew Tucker vs. Ashley Champion
Season 24 - Episode 120 - Aired 2/13/2023
#17 - Sakarreon Bonds vs. Anthony Bonds
Season 24 - Episode 89 - Aired 12/19/2022
#18 - Chantell Christopher vs. "Kevin" Wedge
Season 24 - Episode 103 - Aired 1/19/2023
#19 - Mary Ruiz vs. "Mike" William
Season 24 - Episode 102 - Aired 1/18/2023
#20 - Renee Davis vs. Leanthony Brown
Season 24 - Episode 101 - Aired 1/17/2023
#21 - Lamisha O'Neal vs. Marcus Brown
Season 24 - Episode 100 - Aired 1/16/2023
#22 - Judy Whitlock vs. Bryan Hill
Season 24 - Episode 99 - Aired 1/13/2023
#23 - Christopher Thompson vs. Unique Slaughter
Season 24 - Episode 98 - Aired 1/12/2023
#24 - Chantee Georges vs. Traevon Eberhart
Season 24 - Episode 97 - Aired 1/11/2023