Judith Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy (born October 21, 1942), is an American lawyer, judge, television personality, and author. Since 1996, Sheindlin has presided over her own syndicated reality courtroom show, Judge Judy.
Sheindlin passed the New York Bar examination in 1965, and became a prosecutor in the family court system. In 1982 Mayor Ed Koch appointed her a judge, first in criminal court, then later as Manhattan's supervising family court judge in 1986.
It was reported in the summer of 2012 that Sheindlin is the highest paid television personality, making $123,000 per day, which amounts to $45 million a year. In the fall, it was reported that she makes more money than every celebrity except for Lebron James.
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