Judith Sheindlin

Judith Blum was born October 21, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. Better known to the public as Judge Judy, Judith Sheindlin is an American lawyer, judge, television personality and author. She passed the New York bar exam in 1965 and became a prosecutor in the family court system. In the 1980s, Mayor Ed Koch appointed her a judge, first in criminal court and later as Manhattan's supervising family court judge. She was featured on CBS' 60 Minutes in the 1990s as a result of her reputation as a tough judge. Since retiring in 1996, Sheindlin has garnered much fame for presiding over her own syndicated courtroom show, Judge Judy.