Judy Sheindlin

Judith Susan Sheindlin (née Blum, born October 21, 1942) is an American attorney, court-show arbitrator and television personality. She is best known for starring in her eponymous court show Judge Judy for 25 seasons, from 1996 to 2021. 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, and received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2019 for her work. She has received thirteen Daytime Emmy Award nominations, winning six times. In November 2021, Sheindlin launched the spinoff streaming series Judy Justice on TV (became Amazon Freevee in 2022 before it was discontinued in 2025, merging with Prime Video), another arbitration-based reality court show in which she handles legal disputes. 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. On September 9, 2026, Sheindlin announced that she would retire and conclude her on-screen television career with the finale of Judy Justice on October 22.

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