Judge Judy preparing to end decades-long run as TV's toughest judge
Judge Judy Sheindlin is planning to hang up her robe for good."Judge Judy is passing the gavel to her son, Adam Levy, in ‘Adam’s Law,'the courtroom program she created and is an executive producer," a rep for Sheindlin told Fox News Digital."It premieres in national syndication this Monday, Sept.
14.""She is not retiring, just rewiring."Judge Judy shared she is preparing to retire from her work in front of the camera.(Unique Nicole/Getty Images)During a recent interview with People, the 83-year-old judge and television personality shared that she plans on retiring from TV after her Prime Video series, "Judy Justice," comes to an end in October."I have a lot of other things of interest," she said.
"I don’t want to do hair and makeup anymore, but I still want my message to get out there."ROSIE O'DONNELL WALKED AWAY AT THE HEIGHT OF HER SUCCESS AFTER REACHING ONE JAW-DROPPING FINANCIAL MILESTONESheindlin's son, Adam Levy, is starring in his own show, "Adam's Law." (Heidi Gutman/CMV)Her son, Levy, graduated from New York’s Hofstra Law School, and after taking a detour working as a ski instructor, he worked in private practice and as the Putnam County, N.Y.District Attorney, before starting his own journey in television in 2023 on the Prime Video show "Tribunal Justice.""There aren’t a lot of people who can carry a half hour on their own unscripted," Sheindlin said.
"He has what it takes."PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCOREScheindlin graduated from New York Law School in 1965 and worked as a prosecutor, handling juvenile crime, domestic violence and child-abuse cases, starting in 1972.After retiring from family court, she launched the popular syndicated show "Judge Judy," which aired for 25 seasons, from 1996 to 2021.At its peak, the show reached an estimated 10 million viewers, and Scheindlin became known for her no-nonsense attitude and classic one-liners.Sheindlin became known for her no-nonsense attitude and her class...