Exclusive | Judge Judys son shuns nepo baby label with new show and blasts NYC lawmakers: Do better

When it comes to scoring VIP DNA, Adam Levy hit the motherlode. But the lawyer and former District Attorney of Putnam County, New York, isn’t robing up to preside over his first solo daytime courtroom show, “Adam’s Law,” debuting September 14, simply because his mother’s the renowned Judge Judith “Judy” Sheindlin.Instead, the lean, mean litigating machine is taking the bench to, hopefully, inspire the next generation of would-be punks, perps and politicians alike to “Do better” — and to prove that a “nepo baby” label isn’t the golden ticket that earns him a seat at the table. “Despite the fact that I have a famous mother, I got the chops as well,” Levy, 57, exclusively told The Post, insisting his forthcoming Connecticut-set CBS program won’t be just a repackaged facsimile of the iconic “Judge Judy” series, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary on Sept.16. Levy’s “chops,” legal prowess he developed as a Hofstra Law School grad-turned-criminal defense attorney, prosecutor and jurist on Amazon’s “Tribunal Justice” (an ongoing 3-season reality court show produced by his mother), shine as the credentials that certify him as a real deal adjudicator, rather than just another lucky celebrity kid who hit the biological jackpot via nepotism. In the era of the baller nepo babies — when A-list offspring are reportedly receiving $1 million monthly allowances, and securing top spots on magazine covers and silver screens as perks of their pedigrees —  Levy stands out as the antithesis of the trend.  And the Bronx native’s no-nonsense mama, the executive producer of his show — thus, the boss of him — wouldn’t be passing her son the torch, trusting him to ensure that the family business doesn’t go up in flames, if she didn’t believe he’d keep her legal legacy strong for the next 30 years to come. “She told me, ‘Now’s the time,’” Levy laughed, recalling Sheindlin’s recent demand he ta...

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Publisher: New York Post

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