When you appear on the Judge Judy Show you get paid an appearance fee of around $500.00 which is chump change compared to the salary that Judge Judy gets and the show gets.
The good thing about going on Judge Judy and having your case heard through that show by Judge Judy is that if someone sues you in Judge Judy's court on the show the TV producers actually pay you the money for the settlement.
So if you lose the lawsuit against you and Judge Judy orders you to pay up the money then you don't have to pay it yourself.
Judge Judy TV producers pay off the money you owe for the Lawsuit.
However be prepared to be called names and insulted by Judge Judy in her TV show court.
But it can be worth it but you'll also appear on millions of Televisions.