She presided over some of the biggest criminal cases in the city, and now, a Brooklyn judge is going national, taking the bench on a new TV show. NY1′s Jeanine Ramirez filed the following report.
Judge Patricia DiMango is now taking her Brooklyn swagger to the TV screen.
DiMango, a former state Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn, now dons a robe for a new nationally syndicated show called “Hot Bench,” produced by Judge Judy.
The concept is that three judges listen to a case, and then, the cameras follow them into their chambers for a peek into their deliberations.
“Everyone brings in that little bit of something that is unique and different, and I’ve been on the bench for a while, so I have a different perspective as well,” DiMango said. “And we all come to the deliberation room with that varied background.”
DiMango presided over some of the city’s most high profile criminal cases, including the beating death of 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown.
This show deals with small claims cases, which she said are serious for the litigants.
“These people, they really take them to heart. Sometimes it’s because they’re ex-boyfriend/girlfriend. Some of them are mother/daughter, mother/son, brother/sister. I mean, people that have real personal issues with one another and can’t resolve these matters,” she said.
DiMango said she helps resolves them with her Brooklyn know-how, or know-better.
“I sort of hear what people are not saying, and I think that’s very important. And I think I picked that up from Brooklyn,” she said.
As DiMango tries to sort it all out with lights, camera and action in a glammed-up Hollywood courtroom, she said it’s about keeping it real.
“I’m a Brooklyn girl for my whole life,” she said.
“Hot Bench” debuts on Monday on the CBS affiliate Channel 55.
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