Cristina Perez (born October 27, 1968) is an American actress, television personality, writer and TV judge.
Perez was born in New York City to parents of Colombian descent, and raised in California.
[2][3] In September 2006, Perez's book Living by Los Dichos: Advice from a Mother to a Daughter was published by Simon & Schuster.
The show was executive produced by Peter Brennan and directed by Arthur Bergel.
The program is produced by Entertainment Studios which produces two other court shows, America's Court with Judge Ross and We the People With Gloria Allred, all of which have real cases that are re-enacted with actors and scripts.