Judge Judy – Net Worth, Money and More
Net Worth: $ 150 million
MY JOURNEY AS A JUDGE
Till now, we have come across actresses, female singers, dancers, comedians, rappers or even producers but Judith Sheindlin truly possesses different set of prowess. She presides over as judge in #1, American arbitration-based reality show, “Judge Judy”. Judith was born as Judith Blum on October 21, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. Judith is a newly-minted highest-paid TV star who received the honorable titles of, “The Queen of Daytime? Judge Judy by a mile” and “100 Most Trusted Americans” from prestigious New York Times and Reader’s Digest Survey. Judith has outshone herself with strong perseverance which is conspicuous from the fact that she was the only women in a class of 126 students at American University’s Washington College of Law. Sheindlin began her career in family court in 1972, prosecuting juvenile delinquency cases for NY city. After the completion of law degree at New York Law School, she was appointed as judge by NY City Mayor, Ed Koch in 1982. She is a tough, objective and a swift decision-maker who brought her trademark wit and wisdom to hear over 20,000 cases in a widely successful series where justice is dispensed at lightning speed. Judge Sheindlin, credited as most effective judge with pioneering “open court policy”, enables public and media to view her day-to-day proceedings over crime, domestic violence, and child abuse cases.
Before Judge Judy show, she was profiled for her hard-hitting courtroom tactics on “60 Minutes” in 1993. It was the time when judge proved her endeavors of presiding over real cases with real consequences and premiered in JUDGE JUDY that later became venerable as “no-nonsense courtroom presence” television show in national syndication on September 16, 1996. In 1976, she divorced her first husband, Ronald Levy and even after handling heavy workload of emotionally draining cases in the family court, she managed exceptionally well to nurture her two children, Jamie and Adam. After three months of their divorce, Judy met attorney Jerry Sheinldin and got married in 1977. She is a mother of 5 children, Jamie Hartwright, Adam Levy, Jonathan, Gregory and Nicole, with first three of her former husband and the rest three from latter.
MEDIA ATTENTION
The popularity of Judy has been so momentous that she started appearing on, “Saturday Night Live”, “CBS Sunday Morning”, “Nightline”, A&E’s “Biography”, “Headliners and Legends” and “Intimate Portrait”, where she served as a judge. She was also featured on, “Today”, “Good Morning America”, “Dateline NBC”, “King Larry Live”, “The Tonight Show, “The View”; with such a long list that is not easy to compile in one go.
SPAWNING BEWILDERING TRAIL OF SUCCESS
ü In 2000, Judge Sheindlin received the Disitnguished Alumni Award from New York law School.
ü In the following year, she was honored by the Working Organization for Retarded Children and Adults for her advocacy on behalf of individuals suffering from mental retardation.
ü In 2003, channel VH1 named Judge Sheindlin as one of the “200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons”.
ü The very next year, she was appointed as International Spokesperson for North Shore Animal League America.
ü In addition to this, she also received prestigious Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame along with Gracie Allen tribute Award from American women in Radio.
ü She is also a recipient of “Power 100”, honoring the top 100 women in entertainment business.
ü She has been ranked # 13 by Forbes.com’s list of The Richest 20 Women in Entertainment.
MY DYNAMIC PERSONA MADE ME A WRITER TOO
Noticing her burgeoning bond with the American public, Judge Sheindlin went way beyond appearing only on media platforms and published several, National best-selling books. Her reincarnation as a writer became overt in 1996, by her first straight-talking book, “Don’t Pee on My Leg, and Tell Me it’s Raining” unveiled provocative criticism of the Family Court System. “Beauty Fades, Dumb is Forever” was second in the list, published in 1999 while “Win or Lose By how You Choose” followed by “You can’t Judge a book by its Cover” in 2000 were her third and fourth that brought enough fame from all around the globe.
In 2013, Judge Sheindlin extended her contract to continue Judge Judy that is watched by some 10 million viewers daily, through 2017.
I HAVE GOT SOME BIG TASTE
Judge Sheindlin has an estimated net worth of $ 150 million with an annual salary being $ 45 million. Judge and Jerry splashed over $ 13 million on a Greenwich, Conn. mansion consisting of 9 bedrooms ad 8 bathrooms built on a land area of 12.5 acres with meadows, woodlands, vintage stone walls and much more. The lady Judge also owns a penthouse worth $ 7 million, in Florida. And because having so many palatial places to live, it’s hard to keep-up everyone’s favorite no-BS judge unloaded her NYC pied-a-terre, “The Sherry”, a Netherland hotel for $ 8.5 million, completed with floral upholstery, wood paneling, Central Park views and a separate home-office. Believing in “Bigger is Better” fact, the Sheindlin couple bought a mega-mansion worth $ 20 million, equipped with almost everything the queen of a silver would want. It consists of a guest-house, pool house, four-car garage, staff quarters; 5 acres of gardens with fountains along with 13 bathrooms with gold-plated fixtures. Judge’s magnificent yacht is kept at Fort Lauderdale waterways. This yacht is known as “Triumphant Lady” and is 152 feet long with 5 cabins for 14 guests that has an estimated worth of $ 9 million. As per Forbes, her $ 100 million, 4- year contract, signed in 2004 makes her one of the highest-paid women in television. Forbes Magazine has estimated her earnings in 2007, to be $ 30 million.
