Swift Justice with Jackie Glass

Swift Justice had a different format from other court shows such as Judge Judy, Judge Mathis, Divorce Court, and Judge Joe Brown. In the first season when Nancy Grace was the adjudicator, the usual "panel/seal/bench" setting of a traditional court show was not used, as the show used a more modern setting, including an open lectern where Grace stood rather than sat, a large projection display in the studio, and a set mainly fitted with brightly colored backgrounds, with no bar separating the audience gallery (who sat in the round along the edges of the set) from the litigants. In the first season, the program used elements to allow one side or the other to prove their case such as handwriting and blood spatter exams. Two of the other elements used on Swift Justice, DNA tests and lie detector tests, were used on tabloid talk shows such as The Steve Wilkos Show and Maury. ==Broadcast and production==

Like most court shows, Swift Justice aired on TV stations affiliated with FOX, MyNetworkTV, The CW, and scattered on ABC, NBC, and CBS affiliates in smaller markets. In the first season, the program was shot at the studios of Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) in Atlanta to accommodate Grace wanting to stay in the Atlanta area, and CBS received subsidies from the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office to do so; both GPB and the Georgia Film Office received end credits for their assistance in the program. In May 2011 however, the program began to film instead at Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood, California, forcing Grace to commute to Los Angeles for cases. On May 24, 2011, it was announced that Jackie Glass, known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson robbery case in Las Vegas, would replace Grace on Swift Justice, and the show would move production to Los Angeles. Grace told the New York Post that family obligations were the deciding factor in her departure. In the course of the move, the program came under the production authority of Big Ticket Television, which produces Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown, and was reduced from being transmitted in high definition to being filmed in standard definition and became a more traditional court show, likely as filming took place in the same studio as the latter programs with a different set; those shows had not yet switched to HD for that season. Another element of the program, which used Polycom and Skype video from litigant's homes to adjudicate some cases via webcam to reduce travel costs, was also dropped for the second season. Swift Justice was cancelled due to low ratings near the end of the second season. The final original episode aired on April 25, 2012, with repeats continuing until September 2012. Swift Justice with Nancy Grace was available on the free streaming service, Pluto TV, from March 2021 to March 2023. And until 2023, Swift Justice with Nancy Grace also aired on Ion Mystery. ==References==