Judith Sheindlin

October 21, 1942 — Brooklyn, New York, USA

Judith Susan Sheindlin (née Blum), known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American prosecution lawyer, former Manhattan family court judge, television personality, and author. Since September 1996, Sheindlin has presided over her own successful 4-time Daytime Emmy Award–winning arbitration-based court show series, Judge Judy, produced by CBS Television Distribution.