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Judy Sheindlin Biography

Birth Name:Judith Susan Blum

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

Has garnered 14 Daytime Emmy nominations, a TV Guide Award nomination, and a Star on the Walk of Fame
After receiving her bachelor’s degree in government from American University, she enrolled in the school’s College of Law, at which she was the only woman out of 126 students, graduating with a Juris Doctor
Quote: "My personal belief is that we have to get kids' attention, and fast․ A period on a chilly upstate facility can be a great attitude adjuster․"
She worked for 25 years as a prosecutor and dealing with juvenile delinquents, until retiring and starting her show "Judge Judy," which slowly became a success
Her no-nonsense and tough attitude caught the eye of New York Mayor Ed Koch, and as a result she was appointed as a judge in criminal court, and just four years later she was promoted to supervising judge of the family court division in Manhattan
In 2004 she signed a four year contract for $100 million, making her one of the highest-paid women on TV
Married Judge Jerry Sheindlin in 1977 and divorced in 1990, but one year later they remarried, reasons being that she needed time to herself to grieve and recover from her father’s death

Awards

1998Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Program: nominated
1999Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Program: nominated
1999OFTA Television Award-Best Host of a Talk or Service Show: nominated
2000Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: nominated
2001Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: nominated
2001OFTA Television Award-Best Host of a Talk or Service Show: nominated
2002Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: nominated
2003Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: nominated
2004Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: nominated
2005Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: nominated
2006Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: nominated
2007Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: nominated
2008Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
2010Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
2010OFTA Television Award-Best Host or Panelist in a Non-Fiction Program: nominated
2011Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
2013Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner
2014Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
2016Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner
2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner
2018Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
2020Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
2022Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner
2024Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner
2024Daytime Emmy-Daytime Personality – Daily: nominated
2025Daytime Emmy-Daytime Personality - Daily: nominated