''Moral Court'' is a syndicated nontraditional court show hosted by

Larry Elder Laurence Allen Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American right-wing political commentator and conservative talk radio host. Elder hosts ''The Larry Elder Show'', based in California. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles radio stat ...

, that aired in the 2000-01 television season. The program had the same concept as a traditional court show, though without the common element of

binding arbitration Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that resolves disputes outside the judiciary courts. The dispute will be decided by one or more persons (the 'arbitrators', 'arbiters' or 'arbitral tribunal'), which renders the ...

. The cases presented on the show were often not able to be contested in a courtroom and were based instead on opinion-based

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concer ...

and

morality Morality () is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong). Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of co ...

, with the winner of the case whose argument won Elder over leaving with a cash prize. If he found one party to be merely wrong, $500 was awarded. If he finds it to be a more serious moral problem, he terms it offensive and $1,000 was awarded. If the problem was termed 'outrageous', he awarded the show's maximum judgment of $2,000. Elder would dismiss the case if both were found to be in the wrong, with no cash awarded. After every case, court reporter/interviewer Vivian Guzman would ask both parties a few questions and let them state their opinion on the outcome of the case. As there was no plaintiff or defendant, the parties were instead referred to as the 'accuser' and 'accused'. ''Moral Court'' was low rated in its only season in production. The show was distributed by

Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios (operating under the name Warner Bros. Television; formerly known as Warner Bros. Television Division) is an American television production and distribution studio of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of ...

and produced by Stu Billett Productions Inc. as a sister show to ''

The People's Court ''The People's Court'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show, featuring an arbitrator handling small claims disputes in a simulated courtroom set. Within the court show genre, it is the first of all arbitration-based reality sty ...

''. The series continued to run in syndication in repeats up until 2006. It was also carried by

ION Television Ion Television is an American broadcast television network owned by the Katz Broadcasting subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August 31, 1998, as Pax TV, focusing primarily on family-oriented en ...

from April to June 2007 when Warner Bros. leased time on the network to program.

Cast

- Host and Judge *Vivian Guzman - Court Reporter and Interviewer *Russell Brown II - Bailiff

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0268835
Reviews of Moral Court

Episodes of Moral Court
2000s American legal television series 2000 American television series debuts 2001 American television series endings Court shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios