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Judge John Hodgman is a weekly court show/comedy podcast hosted by humorist John Hodgman and distributed online by Maximum Fun.

The program features host John Hodgman acting as a judge (with Jesse Thorn as bailiff) adjudicating real-life disputes within a courtroom simulated by sound effects.

History
Judge John Hodgman was originally a segment of the Maximum Fun podcast Jordan, Jesse Go!.

Episodes
Episodes of Judge John Hodgman have featured such guest bailiffs as Scott Adsit, Elna Baker, Monte Belmonte, Alton Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Jake Tapper. Special guests have included Jonathan Coulton, John Darnielle, Jean Grae, Mr. Len, MeLa Machinko, and Morgan Webb.

Newspaper column
Judge John Hodgman appears as the newspaper column Judge John Hodgman Rules (originally Ask Judge John Hodgman ) in The New York Times Magazine every Sunday where John Hodgman settles disputes in a similar fashion.

Reception
In November 2010, Boing Boing ' s Mark Frauenfelder wrote "Only three episodes of the Judge John Hodgman podcast have been produced, but I know that it's going to be one of my favorites." Boston ' s Thomas Lewis called Judge John Hodgman a "hilarious podcast".