Petri Hawkins Byrd, who served as bailiff on the Judge Judy show for 25 years, expressed disappointment after learning that he will not be a part of the judge's next show. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Byrd said Judy Sheindlin didn't offer him an opportunity to join the new show on IMDb TV, which debuts on Nov. 1. The bailiff said he learned about the new show last year when the judge made the announcement on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . "My assumption is if you were going on to do something else, that you were at least going to ask me if I wanted to have the opportunity to audition for the role," Byrd said. As the crew wrapped up production of the final Judge Judy season, Byrd's wife Makita Bond-Byrd, a longtime producer of the show, was scheduled for brain surgery while battling cancer. As a result, the bailiff said he was more focused on his family instead of Judy's next step. "I didn't have time to think about or ask about Judy Justice ," Byrd said. "It wasn't...