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Justice with Judge Jeanine
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<p><i>Justice with Judge Jeanine</i> was a <a href="/facts/Fox_News/jyP1hm2q">Fox News</a> legal and current events program hosted by former district attorney and judge <a href="/facts/Jeanine_Pirro/NHn1b8PU">Jeanine Pirro</a>. </p><p>The show aired live on Saturdays at 9 pm Eastern Time. The show presents Pirro's legal insights on the news of the week leading up to the show, high-profile cases and other recent news, trends and issues within the scope of politics, crime, and justice. The show premiered on January 1, 2011. </p><p>On March 9, 2019, Pirro was suspended amid heavy criticism after claiming U.S. Representative <a href="/facts/Ilhan_Omar/XeXhf6wX">Ilhan Omar</a>'s hijab may be "antithetical to the Constitution". The scheduled March 16, 2019, show was replaced with a rerun of a <i>Scandalous</i> episode in its time slot. The next day, President <a href="/facts/Donald_Trump/pqqKY21P">Donald Trump</a> tweeted that Fox News should "bring back" Pirro's show. The scheduled March 23, 2019, show was replaced with a special about the <a href="/facts/Mueller_Report/YGBv0aob">Mueller Report</a>, hosted by <a href="/facts/Ed_Henry/pQyW4yM1">Ed Henry</a>. The show was reinstated on March 30, 2019. </p><p>On January 12, 2022, it was announced that the series would end on January 22 as Pirro becomes a co-host of <i><a href="/facts/The_Five_(talk_show)/81sFWQUr">The Five</a></i>. </p><p>Some statements made by Jeanine on the show were the subject of the <i><a href="/facts/Dominion_v._Fox_News_Network/kAIDmrvc">Dominion v. Fox News Network</a></i> lawsuit. </p>