Judge Judy, which first premiered in 1996, is the highest-rated courtroom program in the United States, averaging roughly 9 million viewers a day Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE.

Judge Judy Sheindlin is currently worth an estimated $480 million, according to Forbes, but before the popular daytime decision-maker made it big on court TV, Sheindlin struggled to make ends meet.

Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, is famous for her black attire, prim hairstyles, and witty one-liners that leave her courtroom - and millions of viewers - speechless. Having passed the ...

Television star Judge Judy Sheindlin on Friday harshly criticized ... racist because it assumes that DA Alvin Bragg, who is black, could not have executed this prosecution on his own without ...