Last Shot with Judge Gunn
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{{Infobox television
| genre = reality-based nontraditional court show
| developer = Matt Battaglia
George Jones
Peter Brennan
| starring = Mary Ann Gunn
Lisa Dennis
Michael McHenry
Mary Scheele
Kim Weber
Bobby McDonald
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes =
| executive_producer = Peter Brennan
Matt Battaglia
George Jones
| location = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = Matt Battaglia Productions
Caravan Entertainment Partners
P&L Entertainment
Trifecta Entertainment & Media
| network = First-run syndication
| first_aired = {{start date|2011|9|26}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2013|7|12}}
}}
Last Shot with Judge Gunn is an American reality-based nontraditional court show that debuted in syndication on September 26, 2011. The series is presented by Mary Ann Gunn and distributed by Trifecta Entertainment, with Peter Brennan, Matt Battaglia, and George Jones serving as executive producers on this series, with Lisa Lew as Co-Executive Producer, and Justin Page and Terry Powell as Supervising Producers.
In 2012, after only its first season on the air, it won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program. To date, this is the earliest into production that any court show has ever received a Daytime Emmy Award. Moreover, it is the first nontraditional courtroom series to receive a Daytime Emmy Award. On May 1, 2013, Last Shot with Judge Gunn had again been nominated for the "Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program" Daytime Emmy Award, but did not win the second time around.{{cite web|url=http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html |title=Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards – 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=Emmyonline.org |accessdate=2013-05-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606100958/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html |archivedate=2013-06-06 }}
Details
The drug court series features former Washington County, Arkansas, Circuit Judge Mary Ann Gunn offering people who had been convicted of various drug offenses and minor acts an alternative to prison, and hopefully, a "Last Shot" at redeeming their lives. The concept was based on a local television program that she instituted when she was on the bench in 2006, and utilizes the Washington County Courthouse in Fayetteville for the tapings on Saturdays.[http://nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/?nxd_id=248647 ""Last Shot with Judge Gunn" to Premier on Fox in September"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007013557/http://nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/?nxd_id=248647 |date=2011-10-07 }} from KNWA-TV (June 21, 2011) However at the same time, Gunn's concept has been criticized in legal circles, which had been controversial during her tenure and since her resignation from the bench.[http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2011/08/17/last-shot-with-judge-gunn "Last Shot With Judge Gunn UPDATE"] from Arkansas Times (August 17, 2011){{cite web|last=Brantley |first=Max |url=http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2011/11/18/judge-gunn-settles-case-by-agreeing-never-to-run-for-judge-again |title=Judge Gunn settles case by agreeing never to run for judge again | Arkansas Blog |publisher=Arktimes.com |date=2011-11-18 |accessdate=2012-12-13}}
The programs many legal-based and support group detractors have heavily attacked the court show as not being a real-life drug court, noting that its "defendants" are actually post-adjudicated offenders who have been sentenced to probation, not to any state or federal Drug Court; they agree to be cast on the show in return for money for treatment and other expenses.{{cite web|url=http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2012/06/26/last-shot-with-judge-gunn-wins-daytime-emmy-after-first-season/ |title='Last Shot with Judge Gunn' wins Daytime Emmy after first season |publisher=Fayetteville Flyer |date=2012-06-26 |accessdate=2012-12-13}} On September 22, 2011, the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) released a Position Statement criticizing Last Shot with Judge Gunn for misrepresenting itself as drug court and casting individuals while they are involved in substance abuse treatment.[http://www.chron.com/news/article/Former-Ark-judge-s-new-show-to-hit-TV-airwaves-2185482.php "Former Ark. judge's new show to hit TV airwaves"] from Associated Press (September 23, 2011)
References
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External links
- [http://www.nadcp.org/sites/default/files/nadcp/NADCP%20Statement%20-%20Last%20Shot%20with%20Judge%20Gunn.pdf NADCP Position Statement]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141217150009/http://judgegunn.com/ Official website]
- [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Last-Shot-With-Judge-Gunn/138343189581275 Official] Facebook page
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/lastshotjudgegunn Official] YouTube page
{{Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program}}
Category:2010s American reality television series
Category:2011 American television series debuts
Category:2013 American television series endings
Category:Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program winners
Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States