Judy Sheindlin

Sheindlin was born Judith Susan Blum in Brooklyn, New York to parents of German Jewish and Russian Jewish descent.{{cite web|url=https://forward.com/sisterhood/210866/life-love-and-the-proverbs-of-judge-judy/|title=Life, Love and the Proverbs of Judge Judy|website=The Forward|date=December 14, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.jpost.com/International/Order-in-her-court-Judge-Judith-Judy-Sheindlin-504679 |title=#39 Judy Sheindlin – Order in her court – International news |website=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=February 8, 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://www.lawfuel.com/blog/judge-judy/ |title=24 Facts and Things You Never Knew About Judge Judy |access-date=August 5, 2018 |work=LawFuel |date=January 20, 2016 |location=New Zealand}} She describes her dentist father, Murray (1917–1989),{{cite news |last=Hunt |first=Elle |title=Judge Judy puts down her gavel – and her $47m pay cheque – after 25 years |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/judge-judy-puts-down-her-gavel-and-her-47m-pay-cheque-after-25-years-1.4498320 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |newspaper=The Irish Times}}{{cite news |date=September 22, 2015 |title=Judge Judy's Brooklyn Attitude |language=en-US |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-judys-brooklyn-attitude-1442936534 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |issn=0099-9660}} as "the greatest thing since sliced bread". Sheindlin describes her mother Ethel (1921–1980), an office manager,{{cite news |last=Hunt|first=Elle|title=Judge Judy puts down her gavel – and her $47m pay cheque – after 25 years|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/judge-judy-puts-down-her-gavel-and-her-47m-pay-cheque-after-25-years-1.4498320 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |newspaper=The Irish Times}} as "a meat and potatoes kind of gal".{{cite news |last=Weldon |first=Fay |author-link=Fay Weldon |title=Judy, madly, deeply |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/oct/09/realitytv.television |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=December 14, 2008}}

Sheindlin graduated from James Madison High School in Brooklyn in 1961 and American University in Washington, D.C., receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. She next attended New York Law School, earning her Juris Doctor degree in 1965.{{cite web |title=Judge Judith Sheindlin: Presiding Judge |url=http://www.judgejudy.com/bios |access-date=November 19, 2011 |publisher=CBS Television Distribution}}

Sheindlin passed the New York state bar examination in 1965 and was hired as a corporate lawyer for a cosmetics firm. Within two years, she became dissatisfied with her job and left to raise her children Jamie and Adam. In 1972, she became a prosecutor in the New York family-court system after hearing about the job from a friend. In her role as a lawyer, Sheindlin prosecuted cases involving child abuse, domestic violence and juvenile offenders.

By 1982, Sheindlin's attitude inspired New York mayor Ed Koch to appoint her as a criminal-court judge. Four years later, she was promoted to supervising judge in the family court's Manhattan division. She earned a reputation as a tough New York City judge (although she has disagreed with the labels "tough" and "harsh").{{cite web |url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/19965962/judge-judy-explains-how-she-can-tell-someone-is-lying |title=Judge Judy explains how she can tell someone is lying – WDRB 41 Louisville – News, Weather, Sports Community |website=Wdrb.com |date=October 31, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2012}}

In February 1993, Sheindlin's reputation made her the subject of a Los Angeles Times article written by Josh Getlin (inspired by his wife Heidi, both of whom Sheindlin credits with her rise to fame){{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-14-vw-307-story.html |title=Law and Disorder |first=Josh |last=Getlin |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 14, 1993}} that profiled her as a woman determined to make the court system work for the common good. She was then featured in a segment on CBS's 60 Minutes that brought her national recognition.{{cite web |title=Judge Judy |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-judy/ |publisher=CBS News |access-date=20 October 2024 |date=April 28, 2003}} This led to her first book, Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining, published in 1996. She retired as a family-court judge that same year after having heard more than 20,000 cases.

{{Main|Judge Judy}}

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A little over a year after the 60 Minutes special, Sheindlin accepted an offer in 1995 to preside in a new reality courtroom series, featuring "real cases with real rulings." Her syndicated court show Judge Judy debuted on September 16, 1996, and ran for 25 seasons until July 23, 2021.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuncreative.com/buster/cbs-judge-judy-20th-anniversary/|title=CBS JUDGE JUDY 20TH ANNIVERSARY |publisher=Stun Creative |access-date=August 18, 2015}} She was accompanied by her bailiff, Petri Byrd, simply called "Byrd" or "Officer Byrd", who became the longest-serving bailiff in courtroom programming history.{{cite news |title=Petri Hawkins-Byrd Bio, Age, Family, Wife, Kids, Annulment, Judge Judy, Net worth |url=https://oneworldinformation.com/petri-hawkins-byrd/ |access-date=October 4, 2021 |work=One World Information |date=February 16, 2021 |location=United States}} Their work relationship predated the program, as Byrd had served as Sheindlin's bailiff in the Manhattan family-court system.{{cite news |url=https://impactpodcast.com/episode/2020/08/making-a-difference-with-petri-hawkins-byrd/ |title=Making a Difference with Petri Hawkins-Byrd |access-date=September 25, 2021 |work=Impact |last=Shegerian |first=John |date=August 26, 2021 |location=United States}}

Through its 25-season run, Judge Judy remained the top Nielsen-rated court show and regularly drew nine to ten million viewers daily,{{cite news |work=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=December 24, 2008 |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08359/937221-42.stm |title=There's no justice like show justice |author=Leroux, Charles |date=December 24, 2008}} occasionally besting the ratings of The Oprah Winfrey Show.{{cite magazine |last=Highfill |first=Samantha |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/02/judge-judy-renewed-2015/ |title='Judge Judy' renewed through 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=May 5, 2013}} From 2009 to its series finale in 2021, Judge Judy was the highest-rated show in all of daytime television programming and first-run syndication.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2010/09/20/judge-judy-kicks-off-15th-season-as-the-number-1-daytime-show-in-syndication-570011/20100920cbs03/ |title=Ratings – "Judge Judy" Kicks Off 15th Season as the No. 1 Daytime Show in Syndication |website=The Futon Critic |date=September 16, 1996 |access-date=May 5, 2013}} During the show's active run, author Brendan I. Koerner commented on its popularity:

Court-show viewers don't seem to want moral conundrums or technical wrinkles. They love Sheindlin's show because she offers them a fantasy of how they'd like the justice system to operate—swiftly, and without procedural mishaps or uppity lawyers. They get to see wrongdoers publicly humiliated by a strong authority figure. There is no uncertainty after Sheindlin renders her verdict and bounds off the bench, and there certainly are no lengthy appeals.{{cite news |last=Koerner |first=Brendan I. |url=http://slate.com/id/2118556/ |title=Judge Judy |work=Slate |access-date=December 23, 2008 |date=May 27, 2005}}

A 2013 Reader's Digest poll revealed that Americans trusted Judge Judy more than they did all nine justices of the United States Supreme Court.{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Sean |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/05/17/jimmy-kimmel-asks-judge-judy-for-the-supreme-court-video/ |title=Jimmy Kimmel asks: Judge Judy for the Supreme Court? (VIDEO) |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 24, 2011 |access-date=May 18, 2013}}

In 2003, VH1 named Sheindlin in its 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons list.{{cite web |url=http://www.judgejudy.com/bios |title=Judge Judy Bio |website=Judgejudy.com |access-date=May 19, 2013}} References to Sheindlin have appeared in many television programs, including Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Simpsons, Will & Grace, America's Next Top Model, The Weakest Link, The Practice, the Academy Awards telecasts, Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday,{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/movies-specials-more/video/categories/betty-whites-second-annual-90th-birthday-party/ |title=Video Gallery | Movies & Specials | All Videos: Newest |publisher=NBC |access-date=March 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021100858/http://www.nbc.com/movies-specials-more/video/categories/betty-whites-second-annual-90th-birthday-party/ |archive-date=October 21, 2013 }} RuPaul's Drag Race, Saturday Night Live and The Amanda Show.

The Judge Judy courtroom series earned Sheindlin numerous awards and honors, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2006,{{cite web |website=Hollywood.com |access-date=December 24, 2008 |url=http://www.hollywood.com/photo_gallery/Judge_Judy_Sheindlin_Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_Ceremony/3525341# |title=Judge Judy Sheindlin Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony Photo Gallery}} induction into Broadcasting & Cable{{Apostrophe}}s Hall of Fame in October 2012,{{cite web|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/battle-survive-top-113460 |title=The Battle to 'Survive' at the Top|date=2012-08-13|website= Broadcasting & Cable |access-date=November 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203074626/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/488448-The_Battle_to_Survive_at_the_Top.php |archive-date=December 3, 2012 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-judy-katie-couric_n_2123114 |title=Judge Judy on Future: 'Every Stage In Your Life Has A New Adventure' |work=HuffPost |date=November 13, 2012 |access-date=December 13, 2012}} an award from the vice presidency of the UCD Law Society in April 2013,{{cite news |title=Judge Judy honoured by UCD society |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/judge-judy-honoured-by-ucd-society-1.1355090 |date=April 9, 2013 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=May 5, 2013}} the Gracie Allen Tribute Award from the Alliance for Women in Media and the Mary Pickford Award from the Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation at the 2014 Heroes of Hollywood.{{cite news |url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/contact-us/community/Heroes-of-Hollywood--266830821.html |title=Heroes of Hollywood Honors Judge Judy Sheindlin |website=NBC Southern California |date=July 11, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2014}}

On June 14, 2013, Judge Judy won its first Daytime Emmy Award after having received its 15th nomination. The program won again in 2016 and 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.enstarz.com/articles/19832/20130615/daytime-emmy-awards-2013-ellen-degeneres-show-sesame-street-judge.htm |title=Daytime Emmy Awards 2013: 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', 'Sesame Street', 'Judge Judy' Win Awards: TV |website=Enstarz.com |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=June 17, 2013}} In an interview with Entertainment Tonight (ET) on May 3, 2013, Sheindlin was asked about her failure to win after 14 nominations and said:

{{blockquote|I don't know. You know, somehow it would sort of break the spell. The show has been such a tremendous success that I'm almost afraid to think about winning—because so many of those shows that did win are no longer with us. So I say to myself 'you want the Emmy or you want a job? (laughing) Which one do you want?'{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/133630_Judge_Judy_on_How_Celebrities_Are_Treated_the_Justice_System?amp |title=Judge Judy on Celebrities and the Justice System |website=ETonline.com |date=April 29, 2013 |access-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129031501/http://www.etonline.com/news/133630_Judge_Judy_on_How_Celebrities_Are_Treated_in_the_Justice_System/ |archive-date=January 29, 2014 }}}}

On September 14, 2015, Guinness World Records recognized Sheindlin as the longest-serving judge or arbiter in courtroom-themed programming history and as having the longest-running courtroom show.{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/media/video/judge_judy_sets_a_guinness_world_record-171890 |title=Judge Judy Sets a Guinness World Record! |publisher=Etonline.com}}

Sheindlin has drawn considerable attention and made headlines over her substantial salary from the program. In early 2005, Sheindlin's salary was reportedly US$25 million per year. Her net worth at the beginning of 2007 was $95 million, and she ranked No. 13 on the Forbes list of the 20 richest women in entertainment.{{cite news |title=In Pictures: The Richest 20 Women in Entertainment: Judith "Judge Judy" Sheindlin |url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide.html?sh=3c4704bc3680 |author=Goldman, Lea and Kiri Blakeley |work=Forbes |access-date=December 23, 2008 |date=January 18, 2008}} In January 2008 when Sheindlin's contract was renewed, her salary increased to $45 million per year.

Sheindlin briefly considered retirement in early 2010. Her contract was set to end after the 2013-14 television season.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a220950/judge-judy-considers-2013-retirement/ |title=Judge Judy considers 2013 retirement Judge Judy says that she may bring her court show to a close in 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2021 |date=May 20, 2010 |work=Digital Spy |author=Kilelly, Daniel}} She was quoted at the time as stating, "I think 2013 would be a nice time. It's nice to leave on top. I would consider this a great adventure."

On March 30, 2011, Sheindlin was admitted to the hospital after she fainted on the set of her show while handling a case. She was released the next day, and it was later learned that she had suffered a mini-stroke.{{Cite web|date=2011-05-04|title=CBS' Judge Judy Sheindlin Says She Thinks She Suffered A Mini-Stroke|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/05/04/judge-judy-says-she-thinks-she-suffered-a-mini-stroke/|access-date=2021-10-21|language=en-US}}

In May 2011, Sheindlin's contract was extended through the 19th season with an annual salary increase by CBS to $47 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-judy-renewed-2017_n_3037437|title='Judge Judy' Renewed Through 2017|date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/judith-sheindlin-continue-judge-judy-2020-article-1.2135372|title=Judith Sheindlin extends CBS contract to continue 'Judge Judy' through 2020 |website=New York Daily News |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=July 31, 2021}} Her annual salary translated into just over $900,000 per workday (she worked 52 days per year taping cases for Judge Judy).{{cite web |author=Lindsay Lowe |url=http://www.parade.com/217711/linzlowe/happy-birthday-judge-judy-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-judy-sheindlin/ |title=Happy Birthday, Judge Judy! 5 Things You Didn't Know About Judy Sheindlin |website=Parade.com |date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2013}} According to Forbes, Sheindlin earned $147 million (pretax) in 2017.{{cite web |author=Madeline Berg |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2018/11/26/the-worlds-highest-paid-tv-hosts-2018-judge-judy-presides-with-147-million/#aaf8fdb48d67/ |title=The World's Highest-Paid TV Hosts 2018: Judge Judy Presides With $147 Million |website=Forbes.com |date=November 26, 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2018}} It was reported by TV Guide Magazine in October 2013 that Sheindlin was the highest-paid TV star.{{cite web |author=Lindsay Lowe |url=http://www.parade.com/217711/linzlowe/happy-birthday-judge-judy-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-judy-sheindlin/ |title=Happy Birthday, Judge Judy! 5 Things You Didn't Know About Judy Sheindlin |publisher=Parade.com |date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024005852/http://www.parade.com/217711/linzlowe/happy-birthday-judge-judy-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-judy-sheindlin/ |archive-date=October 24, 2013 |url-status=live }} She later stated that her retirement was up to her viewers and said that fans still seemed to be interested.{{cite web |url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/19965962/judge-judy-explains-how-she-can-tell-someone-is-lying |title=Judge Judy explains how she can tell someone is lying – WDRB 41 Louisville – News, Weather, Sports Community |website=Wdrb.com |date=October 31, 2012 |access-date=May 18, 2013}} She said, "I'm not tired. I still feel engaged by what I do, and I still have people who like to watch it."{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/01/29/2008-01-29_judge_judy_will_keep_warming_bench.html |title=Judge Judy will keep warming bench |access-date=December 23, 2008 |date=January 29, 2008 |work=The New York Daily News |author=Huff, Richard}}

In August 2017, CBS Television Distribution and Sheindlin signed a contract extension through the 2020-21 television season.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/judge-judy-sells-her-library-back-cbs-massive-deal-1027667/|title=Judge Judy Sells Her Library Back to CBS in Massive Deal|access-date=August 1, 2021|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Lacey|first=Rose|date=Aug 8, 2017|location=United States}} She later revealed in a March 2020 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that the series would conclude by its 25th-season anniversary.{{cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |title='Judge Judy' Wraps After 25 Seasons, Sheindlin To Return With 'Judy Justice' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/judge-judy-ends-25-seasons-judy-sheindlin-judy-justice-ellen-degeneres-show-1202871873/ |website=Deadline |date=March 2, 2020}} The final taped case aired on June 8, 2021, and the series finale aired on July 23, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/judge-judy-lawsuit-loss-cbs-rebel-library-sale-1234773722/|title=Judge Judy Intent On Trial After Another Court Loss; Attempt To Quash $5M Suit Over CBS Library Sale Rejected|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=June 14, 2021}} Sheindlin ended the series while discontented with ViacomCBS and facing lawsuits from Rebel Entertainment, also stating that "25 is a good round number" with which to finish.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/judge-judy-talks-ending-her-famous-courtroom-show-after-quarter-of-a-century-exclusive |title=Judge Judy Talks Ending Her Famous Courtroom Show After 'Quarter of a Century' (Exclusive)|publisher=etonline|date=May 28, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021}}

To honor the 25th and final season of the series, Josh Getlin (writer of the 1993 Los Angeles Times article that brought Sheindlin into the spotlight{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-06-08/judge-judy-final-episode-cbs-imdb-tv-amazon|title=The improbable true story of Judge Judy and the reporter who made her a star|access-date=June 9, 2021|work=The Los Angeles Times|last=Getlin|first=Josh|date=June 8, 2021|location=United States}}) wrote another article on Sheindlin. The article was posted on June 8, 2021, (the same day on which the final taped case aired) and explained the background of the 1993 article and Getlin's relationship with Sheindlin.

{{main|Judy Justice}}

Premiering on November 1, 2021, with production that commenced in July 2021 (shortly after production of Judge Judy ended in April 2021), Sheindlin currently presides over another arbitration-based courtroom series, Judy Justice, a spinoff of Judge Judy. The program is aired through streaming service Amazon Freevee (originally under the name IMDb TV during the show's first season). It is the first standard court show to air first-run episodes exclusively through streaming.

The court show has been characterized as a "hip" rendition of Judge Judy, featuring Gen Z input from Sheindlin's young-adult granddaughter, frequent use of a stenographer to quote testimony to settle discrepancies, Sheindlin's conspicuous robe color, a modernized courtroom set and cases that have been described as more sensational because of fewer time constraints and higher monetary award limits than on Judge Judy.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/features/judy-justice-new-energy-1235099289/|title='Judy Justice' Required a 'New Energy' From 'Judge Judy.' Here's Why.|access-date=January 17, 2022|work=Variety|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=November 1, 2021|location=United States}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/business/amazon-imdbtv-judge-judy.html|title=Why Amazon Is in Business With Judge Judy|access-date=January 17, 2022|work=The New York Times|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|date=October 25, 2021|location=United States}}

While Sheindlin has promised to use the same adjudicating techniques that she had employed on Judge Judy, she has lessened her no-nonsense approach, delving deeper into case details, with most episodes focusing on a single long case. Her previous program typically hosted two cases per episode and was known for its aggressive pacing.{{cite web|date=May 21, 2021|title=Why Judy Sheindlin 'wasn't teary' saying goodbye to 'Judge Judy,' what to know about her new show |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/05/21/judge-judy-judy-sheindlin-ends-tv-show-salary-amazon-imdb/5146783001/|website=USA Today}}

After a pre-series debut trailer was released on September 30, 2021, Judy Justice drew early criticism from much of Sheindlin's Judge Judy fanbase over the absence of Bailiff Byrd;{{cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/judge-judy-bailiff-byrd-wasnt-asked-to-be-on-new-show/|title=Judge Judy Fans Are Furious Original Bailiff Petri Hawkins Byrd Wasn't Asked To Be on New Show|access-date=October 11, 2021 |work=Combicbook.com|last=Lovett|first=Jamie|date=October 10, 2021|location=United States}}{{cite news|title=Judge Judy's Fans Have Questions After Bailiff Byrd's Absence From New Show|url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/judge-judys-bailiff-byrds-absence-reactions/ |work=Popculture|last=Alexander|first=Brenda|date=October 3, 2021|location=United States}}{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/she-did-him-dirty-former-000000728.html|title='She Did Him Dirty': Former 'Judge Judy' Bailiff Says He Was 'Confused' Over Exclusion from Spinoff Series After 25 Years on Courtroom TV Show|access-date=October 2, 2021|work=Yahoo!|last=Germain|first=Atahabih|date=October 12, 2021|location=United States}} Kevin Rasco serves as Sheindlin's Judy Justice bailiff. In October 2021, Byrd stated that he was "confused" and "dismayed" by Sheindlin's lack of communication with him regarding the spinoff. Byrd claimed that Sheindlin omitted him from the series for monetary reasons. In a public statement, Sheindlin praised Byrd as "terrific", but added that the show needed a new and exciting direction.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/judge-judy-bailiff-petri-hawkins-byrd-speaks-out-on-his-judy-justice-absence-1234853129/|title='Judge Judy' Bailiff Petri Hawkins Byrd Speaking Out On His Absence From New 'Judy Justice' Show|access-date=October 9, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=October 8, 2021|location=United States}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/judge-judy-bailiff-petri-hawkins-byrd-judy-justice/|title=Judge Judy bailiff on surprise absence: 'She didn't ask me' to be on the new show|access-date=October 9, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Rice|first=Lynette|date=October 8, 2021|location=United States}}{{cite news|url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/judge-judy-bailiff-petri-hawkins-breaks-silence-fired-25-years-justice-sheindlin/|title=Judge Judy Bailiff Petri Hawkins Breaks Silence on Being Booted After 25 Years|access-date=October 9, 2021 |work=Popculture |last=Levine |first=Daniel |date=October 9, 2021|location=United States}} Byrd ultimately expressed that he held no grudges, was grateful to Sheindlin and wished her luck with Judy Justice.{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/18/judge-judy-bailiff-petri-hawkins-byrd-wants-another-court-room-tv-show-getting-interest-producers/|title='Judge Judy' bailiff down for another court show... Already Drawing|access-date=October 19, 2021|work=TMZ|date=December 18, 2021 |location=United States}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/2021/10/18/judge-judy-bailiff-claims-hes-not-bitter-over-judy-justice-snub/8516894002/|title='Judge Judy' bailiff claims he's not bitter over 'Judy Justice' snub|access-date=October 19, 2021|work=USA Today|date=October 18, 2021|location=United States}}{{cite news|url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/judge-judy-bailiff-petri-hawkins-byrd-not-bitter-being-replaced/|title='Judge Judy' Bailiff Petri Hawkins Byrd Reveals if He's 'Bitter' Over Being Replaced by TV Judge|access-date=October 24, 2021|work=Popculture|last=Levine|first=Daniel|date=October 22, 2021|location=United States}}

On April 28, 2022, it was announced that Byrd would appear in Tribunal Justice, a courtroom series created and produced by Sheindlin and her production team. Tribunal Justice will feature former Hot Bench judges Tanya Acker and Patricia DiMango along with Sheindlin's son, former district attorney Adam Levy.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/judy-sheindlin-panel-court-show-tribunal-amazon-freevee-judge-judy-bailiff-petri-hawkins-byrd-patricia-dimango-tanya-acker-ordered-1235011842/ |title=Amazon Freevee Orders Judy Sheindlin Court Show 'Tribunal' with 'Judge Judy' Bailiff Petri Hawkins Byrd, 'Hot Bench's Patricia DiMango & Tanya Acker |date=April 28, 2022}}

In April 2022, viewership of Judge Judy reruns was found to have vastly outperformed that of Judy Justice's first season.{{cite news|url=https://theankler.com/p/judge-judy-v-amazon-judy-the-verdict|title=Judge Judy v. Amazon Judy: The Verdict is In!|access-date=October 25, 2022|work=The Ankler|last=Strategy Guy|first=The Entertainment|date=April 28, 2022|location=United States}} However, the first season of Judy Justice set a record for the number of streaming hours viewed on IMDb TV for its first season, and was thus granted a second season, which premiered on November 7, 2022.{{cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=2022-03-08 |title='Judy Justice' Renewed For Season 2 At IMDb TV; Courtroom Series Clocks Record Viewership For Streamer |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/judy-justice-renewal-season-2-imdb-tv-amazon-1234972973/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2022/10/12/judy-justice-season-2-premiering-november-7-on-amazon-freevee/|title='Judy Justice' Season 2 Premiering November 7 On Amazon Freevee |access-date=October 13, 2022|work=Hollywood Outbreak |last=Outbreak|first=Hollywood|date=October 12, 2022|location=United States}} Sheindlin won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program for the first season of the series, making her the only television arbitrator to have won the award for more than one court show (both Judge Judy and Judy Justice).

Sheindlin has been interviewed on many talk and news broadcasts over the course of her career, on programs such as Entertainment Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Katie,{{cite web|url=http://www.katiecouric.com/on-the-show/2012/11/12/daytime-star-judge-judy/ |title=Judge Judy Like You've Never Seen Her Before |website= Katie Couric |date=November 12, 2012 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224094505/http://www.katiecouric.com/on-the-show/2012/11/12/daytime-star-judge-judy/ |archive-date=December 24, 2012 }} Larry King Live,{{cite news |url=http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/category/judge-judy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415130832/http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/category/judge-judy/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2014 |title=Judge Judy – Larry King Live|publisher=CNN|date=February 17, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2013}} The Roseanne Show, The View, Donny & Marie,{{cite web |url=http://www.tvclip.biz/video/KgaprbQLiAE/donny-marie-with-judge-judy.html |title=Donny & Marie With Judge Judy |website=Tvclip.biz |date=May 18, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2013}} The Talk,{{cite web|author=Cathy |url=http://haveuheard.net/2010/10/the-talk-upcoming-guests-including-hilary-swank-and-judge-judy/ |title='The Talk' Upcoming Guests Including Hilary Swank and Judge Judy |website= HaveUHeard|date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314185713/http://haveuheard.net/2010/10/the-talk-upcoming-guests-including-hilary-swank-and-judge-judy/ |archive-date=March 14, 2013 }} The Tonight Show, Dateline NBC, 20/20 and{{cite web |url=https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/cbs-television-distribution/shows/judge-judy/about|title=Judge Judy|website=ViacomCBS Press Express |access-date=March 19, 2013}} Good Morning America.{{cite news|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/judge-judy-shares-life-advice-50-years-bench-91729419|title=Judge Judy shares life advice from over 50 years on the bench, and her granddaughter continuing her legacy |access-date=October 28, 2022|work=Good Morning America|last=McCarthy|first=Kelly|date=October 19, 2022|location=United States}} On October 17, 1998, Sheindlin made a surprise guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, comedically interrupting Cheri Oteri's parody of her on Judge Judy.{{cite web |url=http://snltranscripts.jt.org/98/98cjudy.phtml |title=SNL Transcripts: Lucy Lawless: 10/17/98: Judge Judy |website=Snltranscripts.jt.org |access-date=March 19, 2013}} That same year, Sheindlin appeared as herself in a cameo scene from the Judge Judy show in the 1998 American made-for-television crime drama film CHiPs '99.{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/chips-99/chips-99.html |title=CHiPs '99 (1998)|publisher=Themoviescene|access-date=June 6, 2021}} She also served as a judge for the 1999 Miss America pageant.{{cite news|url=http://www.wchstv.com/synd_prog/judy/ |access-date=December 24, 2008 |year=2000 |title=Judge Judy |publisher=WCHS-TV8 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720040832/http://wchstv.com/synd_prog/judy/ |archive-date=July 20, 2008 }}

On February 21, 2000, a 60-minute documentary film about Sheindlin's life and career titled Judge Judy: Sitting in Judgment aired as part of the Biography series.{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=191411&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=2321878 |title=Biography Episode Guide 2000 – Judge Judy: Sitting in Judgement |work=TV Guide |access-date=March 20, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://tv.nytimes.com/show/52248/Judge-Judy-Sitting-in-Judgment/overview |title=Judge Judy: Sitting in Judgment |access-date=March 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415172748/http://tv.nytimes.com/show/52248/Judge-Judy-Sitting-in-Judgment/overview |archive-date=April 15, 2014 }} On December 23, 2008, Sheindlin was a guest on Shatner's Raw Nerve.{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/shatners-raw-nerve-2008/episode-6-season-1/judge-judy/296013 |title=Shatner's Raw Nerve Episode Guide 2008 Season 1 – Judge Judy, Episode 6 |work=TV Guide |access-date=May 5, 2013}} In December 2009, Sheindlin again told her story in a two-hour interview for the Archive of American Television.{{cite web |url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/judith-sheindlin |title=Judith Sheindlin Interview |website=EmmyTVLegends.org |access-date=March 20, 2013}} She launched a short-lived advice-sharing website, whatwouldjudysay.com, in May 2012. In a September 17, 2013 interview with Katie Couric for the 92nd Street Y, Sheindlin elaborated on previously undisclosed facts of her life story and career in the family court.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7p8LWbp8qM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_7p8LWbp8qM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Judge Judy with Katie Couric |date=October 2, 2013 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=November 16, 2013}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=http://www.92y.org/Event/Judge-Judy.aspx |title=Judge Judy with Katie Couric – 92nd Street Y – New York, NY |website=92y.org |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918060653/http://www.92y.org/Event/Judge-Judy.aspx |archive-date=September 18, 2013 }}

In 2014, Sheindlin founded her own production company, Queen Bee Productions, which produced the arbitration-based reality courtroom series Hot Bench.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/greg-meidel-joins-judge-judy-sheindlin-company-queen-bee-productions-1202624094/|title=Greg Meidel Joins Judge Judy Sheindlin's Company Queen Bee Productions|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=August 2, 2021}} Sheindlin had originally desired the title of Hot Bench for her Judge Judy show.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-judy/ |title=Judge Judy |publisher=CBS News |date=February 11, 2009 |access-date=December 13, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/shows/judge-judy |title=Judge Judy | Archive of American Television |website=Emmytvlegends.org |access-date=December 13, 2012}}{{cite journal |title=Big Ticket sets 'Hot Bench' |journal=Hollywood Reporter |volume=350 |issue=5 |date=December 1995 |page=4 }} Hot Bench, which debuted on September 15, 2014, featured a panel of three judges debating and deciding on courtroom cases. Sheindlin stated, "When my husband Jerry and I were in Ireland recently, we visited the courts and watched a three-judge bench, which I found both fascinating and compelling. I immediately thought what a terrific and unique idea for a television program that brings the court genre to the next level. We have assembled three individuals with extremely varied backgrounds to serve as the judges. They are smart and talented, with terrific instincts and great chemistry, and are sure to create a hot bench." The original panel of judges consisted of New York State Supreme Court judge Patricia DiMango and Los Angeles attorneys Tanya Acker and Larry Bakman, but Bakman was replaced by Michael Corriero. As with Judge Judy, Hot Bench was produced by Randy Douthit and CBS Television Distribution.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/judge-judy-sheindlin-to-launch-new-court-show-in-the-fall-1201068123/ |title=CBS To Launch New Courtshow From Judge Judy in Fall |work=Variety |access-date=January 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/judge-judy-created-hot-bench-premiere-fall-features-trio-of-judges |title=Judge Judy-Created 'Hot Bench' to Premiere in the Fall |publisher=TheWrap |access-date=January 24, 2014}}

On August 31, 2016, it was reported that CBS had planned a scripted, semi-autobiographical drama series based on the life of Sheindlin titled Her Honor. The show was described as following the youngest judge in New York who, while proficient at handling family court cases, has a personal life that needs work. Executive producers of the program were to include Sheindlin, Chernuchin, Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson. Chernuchin was a writer for the legal drama series Law & Order.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/judge-judy-cbs-drama-series-her-honor-1201848403/ |title=Judge Judy Developing Scripted Series at CBS Based on Her Life (EXCLUSIVE) |publisher=Variety.com |access-date=August 31, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2016/09/01/judge-judy-sheindlin-drama-pilot-her-honor-cbs/ |title=CBS, Judge Judy Team for Autobiographical Drama Series |date=September 2016 |publisher=Tvline.com |access-date=September 1, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/judge-judy-drama-cbs-her-honor/ |title=CBS Is Developing an Autobiographical Drama About Judge Judy |publisher=Tvguide.com |access-date=September 1, 2016}}

In 2017, Sheindlin created a game show titled IWitness that debuted on July 10 and ran for six weeks. The show tested contestants' observational skills, requiring them to view video clips and recall what they have witnessed faster than do their competitors.{{cite web |url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2017/07/11/iwitness-new-game-show-from-judge-judy-debuts/ |title=iWitness: New Game Show from Judge Judy Debuts |date=July 11, 2017 |publisher=Long Island Press |access-date=September 9, 2017}} On September 17, 2017, Sheindlin appeared on the series premiere of Fox News' Objectified, hosted by Harvey Levin. The program's first episode took an inside look at Sheindlin's life.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/fox-news-channels-objectified-series-hosted-by-harvey-levin-to-premiere-featuring-judge-judy |title=Fox News Channel's Objectified Series Hosted By Harvey Levin, to premiere featuring Judge Judy |website=Fox News |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 9, 2017}}

In September 2017, the National Enquirer issued a formal apology for having published false statements defaming Sheindlin as having cheated on her husband and having suffered from Alzheimer's disease and brain damage. The magazine also apologized to Sheindlin's daughter Nicole for having stated that she had a prison record.{{cite web |date=September 20, 2017 |title=Judge Judy Gets Apology From National Enquirer Over Alzheimer's, Cheating Stories |url=https://www.thewrap.com/judge-judy-receives-apology-from-national-enquirer-over-alzheimers-cheating-stories/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}

Sheindlin and her program appeared on a November 26, 2017, episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, presiding over a sketch-comedy court case with Larry David as the plaintiff. The case took the appearance of an actual case from Sheindlin's program, with its courtroom set, voiceover briefs, theme music and audience response.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/judge-judy-makes-hilarious-guest-appearance-on-curb-your-enthusiasm |title=judge judy makes hilarious guest appearance on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' |publisher=Foxnews.com |date=November 27, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2017}}

In 2018, Sheindlin appeared as a guest on Norm Macdonald Has a Show on Netflix.{{cite web |title=Norm Macdonald's Netflix show to guest Chevy Chase, Judge Judy, M. Night Shyamalan |url=https://www.eponymousreview.com/3998/norm-macdonald-netflix-show-chevy-chase-m-night-shyamalan/ |website=www.eponymousreview.com |date=August 22, 2018 |language=en-US |access-date=September 17, 2018}}

Sheindlin, along with her stepdaughter Nicole Sheindlin, is the creator, director and spokeswoman for an alliance designed to empower young women entitled "Her Honor Mentoring."{{cite web |url=https://www.herhonor.org |title=herhonor Mentoring |publisher=Her Honor Mentoring |access-date=November 30, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.herhonor.org/about-us/history|title=Her Honor Mentoring - Mission + History|website=www.herhonor.org|access-date=2019-01-01}}

In September 2017, Sheindlin funded a space for public debate at the University of Southern California. The purpose of the forum was for "free exchange of ideas by well-meaning people."{{cite web |url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/09/13/judge-judy-usc-debate-forum/ |title=Judge Judy Funds Debate Forum At USC |date=September 13, 2017 |publisher=CBSLos Angeles |access-date=January 27, 2018}}

• {{cite book |title=Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining |url=https://archive.org/details/dontpeeonmylegte00shei |url-access=registration |last=Sheindlin |first=Judith |year=1996 |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=0-06-092794-1}}
• {{cite book |title=Beauty Fades, Dumb Is Forever |last=Sheindlin |first=Judith |year=1999 |publisher=Harper Paperbacks |isbn=0-06-092991-X}}
• {{cite book |title=Keep It Simple, Stupid: You're Smarter Than You Look |url=https://archive.org/details/keepitsimplestu000shei |url-access=registration |last=Sheindlin |first=Judith |year=2000 |publisher=Cliff Street Books |isbn=0-06-019546-0}}
• {{cite book |title=Win or Lose by How You Choose |last=Sheindlin |first=Judith |year=2000 |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=0-06-028780-2}}
• {{cite book |title=You're Smarter Than You Look: Uncomplicating Relationships in Complicated Times |last=Sheindlin |first=Judith |year=2001 |publisher=Harper Paperbacks |isbn=0-06-095376-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/youresmarterthan00shei }}{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=126755&page=1 |title=Judge Judy: You're Smarter Than You Look |date=August 20, 2001 |access-date=November 19, 2011 |publisher=Good Morning America}}
• {{cite book |title=What Would Judy Say? A Grown-Up Guide to Living Together with Benefits |last=Sheindlin |first=Judith |year=2013 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-4839-3167-8}}
• {{cite book |title=What Would Judy Say: Be the Hero of Your Own Story |last=Sheindlin |first=Judith |year=2014}}

In 1964, Judy married Ronald Levy, who later became a prosecutor in juvenile court. They moved to New York and had two children, Jamie Hartwright and Adam Levy. Her son Adam is a former district attorney for Putnam County, New York, and is now a co-star in Tribunal Justice.{{Cite web |title=Judge Adam Levy |url=https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/cast/judge-adam-levy/1703 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=press.amazonstudios.com}} Judy and Levy divorced in 1976 after 12 years of marriage.

In 1978, she married Judge Jerry Sheindlin, who later became an arbitrator on The People's Court from 1999 to 2001. They divorced in 1990, partially as a result of the stress and struggles that Judy endured after her father's death that same year. They remarried in 1991. She has three stepchildren with Sheindlin: Gregory Sheindlin, Jonathan Sheindlin, and Nicole Sheindlin, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Jonathan is a retinal surgeon,[http://www.med.nyu.edu/biosketch/sheinj03 "Bio: Dr. Jonathan Sheindlin"] ({{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114004543/http://www.med.nyu.edu/biosketch/sheinj03 |date=January 14, 2015 }}), NYU Langone Medical Center and Greg and Nicole are lawyers. Nicole is the co-creator (along with her stepmother) of the Her Honor Mentoring program.

Sheindlin owns homes in several states, including New York, Florida,{{cite video |people=Paul O'Grady (host) |date=October 2008 |title=Judge Judy on Paul O'Grady |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKSGrczEoLI |medium=Television production |publisher=Granada Television |location=United Kingdom |access-date=December 23, 2008}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}} California, and Wyoming.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=171371497 |title='Judge Judy' Ruling Daytime TV |publisher=NPR |access-date=February 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210005236/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=171371497 |archive-date=February 10, 2013 |agency=Associated Press}} She commuted to Los Angeles every other week for two to four days to tape episodes of Judge Judy.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-judy/|title=Judge Judy |access-date=December 23, 2008 |date=December 10, 2003 |publisher=CBS News|author=Leung, Rebecca}} In May 2013, she bought a $10.7 million condominium in the Los Angeles suburb of Beverly Hills.{{cite web|url=http://www.hauteliving.com/2013/05/judge-judy-buys-10.7-million-condo-in-beverly-hills/360784/ |title=Judge Judy Buys $10.7 Million Condo in Beverly Hills |publisher=Hauteliving.com |access-date=May 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202440/http://hauteliving.com/2013/05/judge-judy-buys-10.7-million-condo-in-beverly-hills/360784/ |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }} In 2018, Sheindlin and her husband announced spending $9 million on the Bird House, a {{convert|9,700|sqft|adj=on}} property on {{convert|3.67|acre}} in Newport, Rhode Island, once owned by Dorrance Hill Hamilton.{{Cite journal|last1=Larson|first1=Robert E.|last2=Hamilton|first2=James A.|last3=Bronson|first3=Dorrance C.|date=1959|title=Pensions|journal=The Journal of Insurance|volume=26|issue=2|pages=72|doi=10.2307/250676|issn=1047-3483|jstor=250676}}

Sheindlin holds honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Elizabethtown College and the University at Albany, SUNY.{{cite web|url=http://www.judgejudy.com/bios|title=Judge Judy - Bio|website=Judge Judy|access-date=February 8, 2019}} In 2013, she was made vice-president of the law society at University College Dublin, Ireland, in recognition of her work in family law.{{cite web|url=https://www.ucd.ie/news/2013/04APR13/110413-Judge-Judy-honoured-by-University-College-Dublin-Law-Society.html|title=Judge Judy honored |publisher=University College Dublin |access-date=February 8, 2013}}

Sheindlin is a registered Independent.{{Cite web|title=Judith Susan Sheindlin's Florida Voter Registration |publisher=Voterrecords.com |url=https://voterrecords.com/voter/8954580/judith-sheindlin}} She is a supporter of same-sex marriage,{{cite web |url=http://theview.abc.go.com/category/tags/judge-judy |title=The View | Judge Judy |publisher=American Broadcasting Company |access-date=March 19, 2013}} and although she has said that she is not a supporter of "big government", she believes that the issue of same-sex marriage should be handled at the federal level rather than on a state-by-state basis.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqg80PfdtR4 |title=The View|website=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}} Sheindlin has stated that she is in favor of increasing requirements for gun ownership.{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Larry|title=Judge Judy On Gun Control. Her Biggest Regret & Working 5 Days A Month|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3GzfNRo5WY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Y3GzfNRo5WY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2018|date=July 30, 2012|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} She prefers not to be labelled by political terms, and states that she is not registered with any political party. When asked about the 2012 presidential elections, Sheindlin stated that while she voted for President Barack Obama in 2008 (as well as voting for Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, respectively in 1980 and 1984, and 1992 and 1996), she did not care for either of the leading candidates in the 2012 United States presidential election.{{cite web|url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/judge-judy-0_cl90x14u |title=Judge Judy Interview |publisher=Ora TV |date=December 10, 2013 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130172239/http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/judge-judy-0_cl90x14u |archive-date=January 30, 2013 }} In October 2019, Sheindlin penned an op-ed endorsing Michael Bloomberg for president, despite the fact that he had not announced a campaign.{{cite web | last=Sheindlin | first=Judy | title=Judge Judy endorses Michael Bloomberg for 2020 presidential election | website=USA Today | date=Oct 16, 2019 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/16/judge-judy-michael-bloomberg-presidential-race-2020-column/3984012002/ | access-date=Feb 23, 2020}} In January 2020, she released an advertisement supporting him.{{cite web | last=Cole | first=Devan | title=Judge Judy issues opinion on 2020 race, backs Bloomberg's presidential bid |publisher=CNN | date=Jan 6, 2020 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/judge-judy-michael-bloomberg-endorsement/index.html | access-date=Feb 23, 2020}} In the 2024 election, she endorsed candidate Nikki Haley for president and joined her at a rally in New Hampshire.{{cite web |last1=Kurtz |first1=Judy |title=Judge Judy endorses Nikki Haley: 'I truly think she can restore America' |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4397259-judge-judy-endorses-nikki-haley-i-truly-think-she-can-restore-america/ |website=The Hill |access-date=11 January 2024 |date=9 January 2024}}

In March 2013, a lawsuit was filed against Sheindlin by Patrice Jones, the estranged wife of Randy Douthit (executive producer of Sheindlin's Judge Judy and later Judy Justice court shows). Jones alleged Douthit and Sheindlin had conspired to permit Sheindlin to buy Christofle fine china and Marley cutlery owned by Jones. She said Sheindlin had paid Douthit $50,815 for the items without her knowledge to deprive her of her valuables,{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/judge-judy-sued-ex-friend-china-cutlery-sets-article-1.1289099 |title=Ex-friend of Judge Judy: I'll drop lawsuit if you give back my china set |work=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=March 15, 2013}} and she sought $514,421 from Sheindlin. The suit was settled out of court after Sheindlin returned the tableware to Douthit, and Jones agreed to pay him $12,500 and have the tableware returned to her.{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/03/16/judge-judy-settles-china-lawsuit-producer-dishes-flatware/ |title=Judge Judy China Lawsuit SETTLES! |date=March 16, 2013 |publisher=TMZ |access-date=March 16, 2013}}

On March 12, 2014, Sheindlin filed a lawsuit against Hartford, Connecticut, personal injury lawyer John Haymond and his law firm. In the lawsuit, Sheindlin accused Haymond and his firm of using her television image without consent in advertisements that falsely suggested she endorsed him and his firm. Sheindlin's producer allegedly told the firm that use of her image is not permitted in March 2013, but ads continued to be produced. The lawsuit filed in federal court sought more than $75,000 in damages. Sheindlin said in her statement that any money she wins through the lawsuit will go toward college scholarships through the Her Honor Mentoring program. Sheindlin further stated, "Mr. Haymond is a lawyer and should know better. The unauthorized use of my name is outrageous and requires legal action."{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2014/03/12/judge-judy-lawsuit-lawyer/ |title=Judge Judy Sues P.I. Lawyer – You Have 'Stupid' on Your Forehead ... Stupid |publisher=TMZ |date=March 6, 2014 |access-date=March 13, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/12/judge-judy-files-suit-against-connecticut-lawyer/6344599/ |title=Tables turned: Judge Judy files suit against lawyer |work=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |date=12 March 2014 |access-date=March 13, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://articles.courant.com/2014-03-12/news/hc-judge-judy-haymond-lawsuit-20140312_1_judith-sheindlin-judge-judy-advertisements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313194838/http://articles.courant.com/2014-03-12/news/hc-judge-judy-haymond-lawsuit-20140312_1_judith-sheindlin-judge-judy-advertisements |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2014 |title=Judge Judy Sues Local Personal-Injury Lawyer |work=Hartford Courant |access-date=March 13, 2014}} Haymond later filed a countersuit for punitive damages and attorney's fees, alleging defamation of him and his firm by Sheindlin. Haymond insisted that local affiliates asked him to appear in Judge Judy promos to promote Sheindlin for which he obliged.{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2014/03/13/judge-judy-lawyer-lawsuit-john-haymond-promotion/ |title=Judge Judy – P.I. Lawyer Fires Back ... I Wasn't Promoting Me, I Was Promoting You! |date=March 13, 2014 |publisher=TMZ.com |access-date=March 14, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/07/14/69464.htm |title=Hartford Attorney Fires Back at Judge Judy |publisher=Courthouse News Service |date=July 14, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221519/http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/07/14/69464.htm |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |df=mdy-all }} On August 8, 2014, it was reported that the case between Sheindlin and Haymond settled out of court in a resolution that favored Sheindlin. Haymond donated money to Sheindlin's charity, Her Honor Mentoring.{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2014/08/08/judge-judy-lawsuit-settlement-lawyer-tv-commercial/|title=Judge Judy Wins One for the Girls In Lawsuit against Lawyer|website=TMZ|date=August 8, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2019}}

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• Jazmine Hughes, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190620190056/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/magazine/judge-judy-tv.html "Judge Judy is Still Judging You"], The New York Times Magazine, June 20, 2019.

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