Judith Sheindlin

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Judith Sheindlin, also known as Judge Judy (born October 21, 1942) is an American family court judge, author, and television personality. After retiring as a family court judge in 1996, she became famous by hosting her own syndicated court show, Judge Judy. She has credited her father, Murray Blum, for helping her succeed. She is the 13th Richest Woman in the Entertainment Industry according to Fortune Magazine with an estimated net worth of $95 million.^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Private life 1.2 Author 2 Judge Judy 3 Quotes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Sheindlin, who was born Judith Bloom in Brooklyn to a Jewish-American family, attended American University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1963 and then went on to New York Law School, receiving her law degree in 1965, and practiced family law for many years in New York, before being appointed to the bench. Judge Judith Sheindlin's career in family court began in 1972 prosecuting juvenile delinquency cases for the state of New York.^[2] In 1982 she was appointed to the bench as a Family Court Judge by Edward Koch, mayor of New York, and was promoted to the rank of Supervising Judge for Manhattan (New York County) in 1986.^[2]

[edit] Private life

Judy Sheindlin has been married a total of three times, twice to Jerry Sheindlin, her current husband, who is also a judge (appointed by Ed Koch to Manhattan's Criminal Court in 1983,^[2] and later a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, the trial court for New York State) and who also appeared on a TV courtroom show, The People's Court, from 1998 until 2001, when Judge Marilyn Milian replaced him.^[2]

She and her first husband, Ronald Levy, were married in 1964 and divorced in 1976.

Judy and Jerry Sheindlin married a year later in 1977, were divorced in 1990, and remarried in 1991. For both Judy and Jerry, it was a second marriage, and between them they have five children and eleven grandchildren, one of which goes to Keene State College. The two Judges performed the marriage ceremonies for all four of their married children independently.

Although production of her TV show takes place in Los Angeles, Judy lives in Naples, Florida; Greenwich, Connecticut; and New York City.^[3]

In addition to her academic degrees, she holds an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.^[2]

The Sheindlins co-own a yacht called "Her Honor," with their friends Denise and Brian Cobb, as featured in ShowBoats International magazine.^[4]

[edit] Author

Even before she gained her TV show, her outspoken reputation made Sheindlin the subject of a Los Angeles Times article in February 1993.^[5] The piece caught the attention of 60 Minutes leading to a segment on the popular newsmagazine show, which brought her national recognition.^[6] This led to her first book, published in 1996 by Harper Collins which was entitled Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining.^[7] Her second book, Beauty Fades, Dumb Is Forever^[8] was published in January 1999, which would later be a national bestseller. Two further books were published in 2000, Win or Lose by How You Choose — an illustrated children's book, as well as Keep It Simple, Stupid.^[9]

[edit] Judge Judy

In September 1996, her own television program, Judge Judy, debuted. The popularity of Judge Judy has become part of America's popular culture, and she has been nominated eight times for a Daytime Emmy award.^[10]

She has been parodied on and actually appeared on Saturday Night Live (with Cheri Oteri acting in the Judge Judy role). She's been mentioned on network TV shows such as Will & Grace and on the Academy Awards.^[11]

She has also been parodied on Nickelodeon's program The Amanda Show, in a sketch that has Amanda Bynes playing "Judge Trudy," who hears "cases" of children being treated "unfairly" by their parents. This sketch is also known for dancing lobsters. It had also been spoofed on the Disney Channel show That's So Raven with Judge Foody.

She was selected to serve as a judge for the 1999 Miss America Pageant.^[12]

In February 2006, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[13]

She also was parodied in The Simpsons by the character Judge Constance Harm.

[edit] Quotes

• "Don't pee on my leg, and tell me it's raining!"

• "Is the word stupid written across my forehead?"

• "Beauty fades. Dumb is forever."

• "'Um...' is not an answer!"

• "Baloney!"

• "Shh! I'm speaking!"

• "Your story doesn't make sense. And when something doesn't make sense, that's usually because it's not true."

• "I didn't get to where I am because of my good looks!"

• "On your best day you are not as smart as me on my worst day."

• "Don't be nervous. I only eat litigants on Thursday."

• "That's the saddest story I've heard since Bambi."

• "If you tell the truth all the time, you don't have to have a good memory."

• "I read your complaint (or response) very carefully."

• "This goes under the category of 'no good deed goes unpunished'"

• "Listen to me." or "Listen to me very carefully."

• "Just a second!"

• "There is no want in this country for stupid people. They are all around us. Touch every third person, you're gonna find an idiot!"

• "Don't tell me what they said, that's hearsay."

• "It's ridiculous!"

• "Put on your listening ears."

• "Outrageous!"

• "Do not speak to me, until I speak to you!"

• Judge Judy occasionally makes references to Dr. Phil and Judge Hatchett, usually when she is trying to emphasize that she's not interested in hearing about a litigant's personal problems. "You want a therapist, go on Dr. Phil." "Judge Hatchett is a terrific gal--great friend of mine--she likes to help people--I don't."

• "Liar Liar pants on fire!"

• "This job is so easy" (laughs)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Judith Sheindlin at the Internet Movie Database
• Judge Judith Sheindlin at the Notable Names Database
• Judging Judy, The Daily Record, November 10, 2003
• Judge Judy marks 10 years laying down the law, CTV News, February 15, 2006
• Net worth of 95 Million