His empathy when residing over traffic, parking, and arraignments for criminal cases earned him the respect of a legion of social media users too when clips of the show went viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caprio was both amusing and forgiving while brandishing his gavel, as demonstrated when he told NBC in 2017: \u201cI don\u2019t wear a badge under my robe. I wear a heart under my robe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A statement shared to his Instagram page announcing his death stated: \u201cJudge Frank Caprio passed away peacefully at the age of 88 after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Judge Frank Caprio has passed away at the age of 88 (Jessica Rinaldi\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBeloved for his compassion, humility, and unwavering belief in the goodness of people, Judge Caprio touched the lives of millions through his work in the courtroom and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis warmth, humour, and kindness left an indelible mark on all who knew him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe will be remembered not only as a respected judge, but as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. His legacy lives on in the countless acts of kindness he inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn his honour, may we each strive to bring a little more compassion into the world \u2013 just as he did every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The father-of-five announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in a video shared to social media in December 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A statement announcing his passing described him as a \u2018devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend\u2019 (Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caprio then underwent treatment, which he reportedly completed in May the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just yesterday (19 August), he shared an Instagram post urging people to wish him well as he had been hospitalised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs I continue this difficult battle, your prayers will lift my spirit,\u201d Caprio wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the poignant clip, he said: \u201cLast year I asked you to pray for me and it\u2019s very obvious that you did, because I came through a very difficult period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnfortunately I\u2019ve had a setback, I\u2019m back in the hospital. Now, I\u2019m coming to you again and asking you to remember me in your prayers once more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caprio is survived by his wife of six decades Joyce, his five children \u2013 Frank, David, Marissa, John and Paul \u2013 seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Viral judge Frank Caprio passes away aged 88 Judge Frank Caprio has passed away at the age of…\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16128","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-musician"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"Judge](\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&quality=1&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blta33e63535579661a\/68a63f5d80c7551af65d74a5\/frank-caprio.jpg\")
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