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Judy Sheindlin

ジュディ・シェインドリン　/　じゅでぃ・しぇいんどりん

American lawyer

October 21, 1942 (age 83)　・　Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York
lawyer
judge
writer

My Take

What fascinates me about Judy Sheindlin is how she turned a Brooklyn courtroom temperament into a quarter-century cultural institution. Plenty of jurists are sharp, but very few can translate the dry machinery of small-claims law into compulsively watchable television without dumbing it down. I admire that she never softened her persona to please anyone; the bluntness was the brand, and it earned her Emmys and a Walk of Fame star on her own terms. Born in 1942 and still going, she represents a rare kind of authority that's both intimidating and oddly reassuring. To me she's proof that conviction, not charm, can build a lasting legacy.

Overview

Judith Susan Sheindlin (née Blum; born October 21, 1942) also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, jurist, court-show arbitrator and television producer. For 25 seasons, from September 16, 1996, to July 23, 2021, Sheindlin starred in her eponymous top Nielsen-rated court show, Judge Judy.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Judy Sheindlin
Name (Japanese): ジュディ・シェインドリン
Reading: じゅでぃ・しぇいんどりん
Born: October 21, 1942 (age 83)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Horse
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: lawyer / judge / writer / television producer / jurist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: James Madison High School
University: American University

Awards & achievements

Daytime Emmy Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.whatwouldjudysay.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy%20Sheindlin

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