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Judith Sheindlin

When Sheindlin began serving as an assistant prosecutor in the family courts in 1972, she appeared before Judge Jane Bolin, whom she counts as an important influence on her career. “She was a terrific judge and knew how to control a courtroom,” Sheindlin said. “She was the first black judge appointed to the bench in the United States in 1939. I learned so much from her; what to do and what not to do if I ever had the opportunity to be a judge myself” (Email interview, 2020).

That chance came for Sheindlin in 1982, when New York Mayor Ed Koch appointed her to the bench, where she would sit for the next 24 years. She spent four years in the Bronx family court before she became a supervising judge in Manhattan in 1986. During her career, she presided over more than 20,000 cases.

Long before the Internet and social media could make anyone a viral sensation, Judge Sheindlin’s reputation as strong, surly, and effective reached beyond her New York courtroom. In 1993, journalist Josh Getlin profiled her in a feature story for the Los Angeles Times. Soon after, Mo

The Amazing Life & Career of Judge Judy

So how does one become the most famous judge on TV? Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’ll be looking at the life and career of Judith Sheindlin, who is better known around the world as Judge Judy.
Judith Blum was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 21, 1942. Unfortunately, not much is known about her childhood, but by all accounts it seems to have been a steady and happy one. In a 2008 interview with The Guardian, Judy claimed that her mother was “the glue that kept the family together.” But that’s not to say that she disliked her father. In fact, quite the opposite - she called him “the greatest thing since sliced bread!”
She majored in government and graduated from Washington’s American University in 1963. Following that she attended American University’s Washington College of Law and was the only female in her class. In 1964, Judy married Ronald Levy, moved to New York and received her Juris Doctor degree from the New York Law School. By 1965 Judy was practicing law as a corporate lawyer in Manhattan at a cosmetics firm. She turned 23 that

Judge Judy

American reality court show

This article is about the court show. For the eponymous judge of the show, see Judy Sheindlin. For the Tyler, the Creator song, see Judge Judy (song).

Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin.[3] The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set.[4] Prior to the proceedings, all involved parties signed arbitration contracts agreeing to Sheindlin's ruling. The show aired in first-run syndication. As it was during its active years in production, it continues to be distributed by CBS Media Ventures in syndication, now in reruns that still draw notably high ratings.[5][6]

The series premiered on September 16, 1996, and concluded on July 23, 2021.[7] The court show ended with its 25th season after Sheindlin and CBS renewed their contract for the final time in 2017.[8] During its run in new episodes, the show did not release air

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