Judy Sheindlin

Judy Sheindlin
Sheindlin at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival
Born
Judith Susan Blum

(1942-10-21) October 21, 1942 (age 81)
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Author
  • court show arbitrator
  • judge
  • lawyer
  • producer
  • television personality
Years active
  • 1965-present
  • 1965–1982 (attorney)
  • 1982–1996 (judge)
  • 1996–present (television personality)
Known for
Spouses
Ronald Levy
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(m. 1964; div. 1976)​
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(m. 1978; div. 1990)​
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(m. 1991)​
Children2

Judith Susan Sheindlin (née Blum; born October 21, 1942),[1] known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge.

For 25 seasons, from September 16, 1996, to July 23, 2021, Sheindlin starred in her eponymous top Nielsen-rated court show, Judge Judy.[1][2] Sheindlin became the longest-serving television arbitrator in courtroom-themed programming history, a distinction that earned her a place in the Guinness World Records in 2015.[3] She received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2019 for her work.

On November 1, 2021, Sheindlin launched the spinoff streaming series Judy Justice on IMDb TV (now Amazon Freevee), another arbitration-based reality court show in which she handles legal disputes.[4][5] After winning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program in 2022 for the first season of Judy Justice, she became the only television arbitrator to have won the award for more than one court show: three for Judge Judy and one for Judy Justice.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Judge Judy Biography – Judge, Author, Reality Television Star (1942–)". Biography.com. Biography, A&E Television Networks. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Why Judy Sheindlin 'wasn't teary' saying goodbye to 'Judge Judy,' what to know about her new show". USA Today. May 21, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "TV's most famous courtroom arbiter Judge Judy sets career record". Guinness World Records.
  4. ^ Jackson, Dory (September 9, 2021). "Judge Judy Returns to Court This Fall in New Series Judy Justice: 'Court Is Back in Session'". People. United States. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Mikey (September 9, 2021). "Judge Judy Sheindlin Reveals Details About Streaming Series 'Judy Justice'". The Hollywood Reporter. United States. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Rice, Lynette (June 18, 2022). "Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards: 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' Triumphs; 'Judy Justice' Wins First Emmy". Deadline. United States. Retrieved October 10, 2022.