SHE’S A NATURAL! Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby got her start arguing in front of Judge Judy as a 20-year-old coed
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state’s attorney, won judgment appearing on ‘Judge Judy’ 15 years ago
The 35-year-old Baltimore City State’s Attorney might be in the spotlight now for filing charges against six cops in the death of Freddie Gray, but she first showed her legal acumen during an appearance on the reality court show 15 years ago.
A baby-faced Mosby, then 20-year-old college student Marilyn James, brought neighbor Ryan Johnson to the court of Judge Judith Sheindlin – and won a nearly $2,000 judgment for damages.
A Mosby spokeswoman confirmed her appearance on the show in 2000, when the current top prosecutor was an undergraduate at Tuskegee University in Alabama.
A native of inner-city Boston, Mosby went on to attend Boston College Law School.
She had a knack for law from the start.
Mosby had left her four-bedroom Tuskegee apartment for three months during the summer break and returned in the fall to find her door broken down and the residence trashed, she recounted on the popular show.
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marily Mosby showed her legal chops when she was just 20 years old as she won a lawsuit against a neighbor as a college student.
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Baltimore City State's Attorney Marily Mosby appeared on an episode of Judge Judy as a 20-year-old college student. Baltimore City State's Attorney Marily Mosby appeared on an episode of Judge Judy as a 20-year-old college student.
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Baltimore City State's Attorney Marily Mosby showed her legal chops when she was just 20 years old as she won a lawsuit against a neighbor as a college student.
Like a good lawyer, Mosby brought along photo evidence of the damage. The apartment was “filthy,” Mosby said of returning in August.
“It was total disrespect,” she told Judge Judy. “Basically, my apartment was a wreck.”
Johnson, the neighbor, told the court that someone had broken into the building and he had no idea what had happened.
But Johnson’s wife was pregnant and Mosby found “baby decorations” and other “evidence of a baby shower” inside her locked bedroom.
“You think a burglar would make a baby shower?” an incredulous Judge Judy asked the defendant, Johnson, during the show.
“Mr. Johnson, what you did to this young woman was wrong,” she said. “You figured she is a college student, she has no way of fighting back, she has nothing else to do … You took advantage of her.”
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, announces earlier this month charges against six Baltimore cops stemming from the death of Freddie Gray. The press conference shot her into the spotlight. Alex Brandon/AP
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, announces earlier this month charges against six Baltimore cops stemming from the death of Freddie Gray. The press conference shot her into the spotlight.
The judge told Mosby she’s “going to get every cent you’re suing for” and awarded the future legal star $1,731.90 to pay off the bills.
“He knew what he was doing was wrong and illegal and I think he didn’t care,” the sassy Judge Judy told the court.
After the appearance, Mosby told the camera she had talked to police and the local district attorney ahead of her appearance to no avail.
“Finally, Judge Judy, she finally gave me justice,” a relieved Mosby, wearing a purple shirt with a black cardigan tied around her shouders, said with a smile.
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state’s attorney, won judgment appearing on ‘Judge Judy’ 15 years ago
Marilyn Mosby cut her teeth in Judge Judy’s small claims court.
The 35-year-old Baltimore City State’s Attorney might be in the spotlight now for filing charges against six cops in the death of Freddie Gray, but she first showed her legal acumen during an appearance on the reality court show 15 years ago.
A baby-faced Mosby, then 20-year-old college student Marilyn James, brought neighbor Ryan Johnson to the court of Judge Judith Sheindlin – and won a nearly $2,000 judgment for damages.
A Mosby spokeswoman confirmed her appearance on the show in 2000, when the current top prosecutor was an undergraduate at Tuskegee University in Alabama.
A native of inner-city Boston, Mosby went on to attend Boston College Law School.
She had a knack for law from the start.
Mosby had left her four-bedroom Tuskegee apartment for three months during the summer break and returned in the fall to find her door broken down and the residence trashed, she recounted on the popular show.
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marily Mosby showed her legal chops when she was just 20 years old as she won a lawsuit against a neighbor as a college student.
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Baltimore City State's Attorney Marily Mosby appeared on an episode of Judge Judy as a 20-year-old college student. Baltimore City State's Attorney Marily Mosby appeared on an episode of Judge Judy as a 20-year-old college student.
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Judge Judy
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marily Mosby showed her legal chops when she was just 20 years old as she won a lawsuit against a neighbor as a college student.
Like a good lawyer, Mosby brought along photo evidence of the damage. The apartment was “filthy,” Mosby said of returning in August.
“It was total disrespect,” she told Judge Judy. “Basically, my apartment was a wreck.”
Johnson, the neighbor, told the court that someone had broken into the building and he had no idea what had happened.
But Johnson’s wife was pregnant and Mosby found “baby decorations” and other “evidence of a baby shower” inside her locked bedroom.
“You think a burglar would make a baby shower?” an incredulous Judge Judy asked the defendant, Johnson, during the show.
“Mr. Johnson, what you did to this young woman was wrong,” she said. “You figured she is a college student, she has no way of fighting back, she has nothing else to do … You took advantage of her.”
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, announces earlier this month charges against six Baltimore cops stemming from the death of Freddie Gray. The press conference shot her into the spotlight. Alex Brandon/AP
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, announces earlier this month charges against six Baltimore cops stemming from the death of Freddie Gray. The press conference shot her into the spotlight.
The judge told Mosby she’s “going to get every cent you’re suing for” and awarded the future legal star $1,731.90 to pay off the bills.
“He knew what he was doing was wrong and illegal and I think he didn’t care,” the sassy Judge Judy told the court.
After the appearance, Mosby told the camera she had talked to police and the local district attorney ahead of her appearance to no avail.
“Finally, Judge Judy, she finally gave me justice,” a relieved Mosby, wearing a purple shirt with a black cardigan tied around her shouders, said with a smile.
