Stu Billett, the mastermind who created "The People's Court" and pioneered the whole genre of courtroom TV shows has died. He was 85.

Stu died Friday in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes, according to representatives for 'People's Court,' He was surrounded by family when he passed.

According to TMZ, the show also spawned countless satirical takes over the years on 'SNL',  the most recent one featured Kim Kardashian playing her older sister in "The People's Kourt."

The OG 'People's Court' ran from 1981 to 1993, first with Wapner as the star. It was rebooted in 1997 with former NYC Mayor Ed Koch as the judge, then Judge Judy's husband, Jerry Sheindlin, took on the role and finally Judge Marilyn Milian took the bench, and the show's still going strong.

Stu, who won 4 Daytime Emmy awards for his work as the show's executive producer, served in the military, as a U.S. Marine before getting into TV as a producer's assistant on several shows.

Stu is survived by his wife of more than 40 years and his children and grandkids.