Sources: Judge In Smith Case Signs TV Deal
Seidlin Will Record Pilot Episode For CBS In L.A. Next Month
POSTED: Thursday, June 21, 2007
MIAMI -- What many speculated will soon become reality.
Broward County Judge Larry Seidlin, who announced his retirement earlier this week, is getting his own court television show.
The 56-year-old judge who made national headlines while presiding over the Anna Nicole Smith burial case has signed a development deal with CBS for the 2008 season, according to multiple industry sources.
Judge Larry Seidlin wrote a letter to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday saying he wanted to "devote more of my daily life to my young family." The letter said his last day as a Broward County judge would be July 31.
Sources said Seidlin made a demo tape of cases that were recorded in his courtroom during the high-profile Smith case.
Seidlin graduated from night law school in New York. He was a taxi driver who worked his way through school. At 28, Seidlin became the youngest judge ever to be elected in Broward County.
He will be in Los Angeles next month to record the pilot episode, according to
The Miami Herald.
Previous Stories: - June 19, 2007: Colorful Smith Judge Resigns
- February 20, 2007: Court Hearing For Anna Nicole Smith Resumes
- February 19, 2007: Anna Nicole Smith's Body Embalmed
- February 16, 2007: Broward Judge In Anna Nicole Smith Case Getting Attention
- February 15, 2007: Battle For Anna Nicole Smith's Body Continues
- February 14, 2007: Judge: Anna Nicole Smith's Body Must Remain
- February 13, 2007: Florida At Center Of Fight Over Anna Nicole Smith's Body
- February 12, 2007: Anna Nicole Smith's Boyfriend Vows Mom Won't See Granddaughter
- February 9, 2007: Medical Examiner: More Tests Needed In Death Of Anna Nicole
- February 8, 2007: Anna Nicole Smith Dies After Hard Rock Collapse
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