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title: "Lawyer to become Quebec's "Judge Judy" ✦ Goldwater Droit"
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[News & Insights](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights) # Lawyer to become Quebec's "Judge Judy"![Afg Hot 0](https://goldwaterdroit.com/_vercel/image?url=%2F_content-assets%2Fmedia%2F2011%2F2011-06-29-lawyer-become-quebecs-judge-judy%2Fimages%2Fafg_hot_0.jpg&w=640&q=75)**CBC News** 29 June 20111 min read [Media](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights?category=media) [CBC News](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/07/27/montreal-lawyer-tv-727.html) One of Quebec’s most colourful legal figures will be starring in her own television show this coming fall, L’Arbitre. Family lawyer Anne-France Goldwater is about to become the province’s “Judge Judy” equivalent, hearing small-claims cases and making decisions about personal disputes for a broadcast audience. [**Previous Post**Family law firm urges Quebec to help unmarried couples and their children](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights/2011/family-law-firm-urges-quebec-to-help-unmarried-couples-and-their-children) [**Next Post **Lawyer to bring brash persona to Montreal TV](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights/2011/lawyer-bring-brash-persona-montreal-tv)