''We the People'' (originally ''We the People with Gloria Allred'', upcoming ''We the People with Judge Lauren Lake'') is an American

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that originally ran for 1 season, debuting on September 12, 2011, and airing in first-run syndication. The series was originally presented by famed celebrity lawyer/attorney

Gloria Allred Gloria Rachel Allred ( Bloom; born July 3, 1941) is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving the protection of women's rights. She has been inducted into the National Women's ...

. The longtime defunct court show is slated for a fall 2022 series revival with family lawyer and legal analyst

Lauren Lake Lauren Laniece Lake (Born July 12, 1969) is an American family lawyer, television judge, and talk show presenter. Lake has performed in guest hosting and news anchoring positions for various talk shows and reality legal programs. In much of h ...

presiding as arbitrator over the series, thus ''We the People with Judge Lauren Lake.'' Lake previously presided on the nontraditional courtroom series ''

Lauren Lake's Paternity Court ''Lauren Lake's Paternity Court'' (originally known as Paternity Court) is a nontraditional court show in which family lawyer and legal analyst Lauren Lake heard and ruled on paternity cases and rendered DNA test results. The show was produced ...

'', which ran 7 seasons in first-run syndication.

First version ''with Gloria Allred'' (2011-12 season)

Like Entertainment Studios' other court shows, namely ''

America's Court with Judge Ross ''America's Court with Judge Ross'' is an American syndicated court show produced by Entertainment Studios (ES). The program features former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kevin A. Ross presiding over nontraditional/dramatized small ...

'' and ''

Justice for All with Judge Cristina Pérez ''Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez'' is an American nontraditional/dramatized court show that debuted in first-run syndication on September 17, 2012. The series, which is created by Byron Allen through his production company, Entertai ...

'', and Supreme Justice with Judge Karen the initial version of the series featured actors performing reenactments of real-life court cases, with Allred playing a judge character. Most of the cases were part scripted and part improvised, with audience participation. No money exchanged hands after the "judgment". ''We the People With Gloria Allred'' was renewed for its second and third seasons in March 2012, however,

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did not continue to air the series after its first season. Worth noting, however, all of the court shows produced by Entertainment Studios were the lowest rated in the entire court show genre at least during the 2012-13 season, only three court programs existent on the network at the time. Of the three, ''America's Court'' scored the highest ratings while ''We the People'' had scored the lowest.

Revival ''with Lauren Lake'' (upcoming 2022)

Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios will revive the program in the fall of 2022, though with family lawyer and legal analyst

as presiding judge. Lake hosted the

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winning court show ''

'' for 7 seasons. In discussing the move, Byron Allen stated, “We at Allen Media Group are beyond elated to add We the People With Judge Lauren Lake to our already stellar portfolio of court shows. Emmy Award-winning Judge Lauren Lake is an outstanding and charismatic television host. We are extremely confident that our newest court series with Judge Lake will be very successful for years to come as she joins our outstanding roster of talent, including Judge Kevin Ross, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Judge."

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