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. »
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. »
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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. »
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Scheindlin 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.
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« So many of the emails and letters I get are from women who watched me and had their daughters watch me, » she told the LA Times in June 2021 about the impact of the show. « They told me the show helped them take the next step, whether it was getting a divorce, leaving an abusive person, asking for a raise and never, ever becoming somebody’s prisoner. »
During an interview with Fox News Digital in November 2022, Scheindlin’s granddaughter, Sarah Rose, shared what her grandmother taught her, noting she does in fact have a soft side despite her TV persona.
She shared that the best piece of advice Scheindlin has given her is that « you have to define yourself, and you tell other people who you are. Not the other way around. »
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« [She taught me] not to let anybody else define you but yourself, » Sarah Rose said. « You have to have a good feeling about yourself and be confident in yourself. And, really, if you have that as a foundation, the opportunities are endless for where your journey might lead. I’ve always taken that to heart. No matter what anyone else’s opinions, feelings or thoughts are, I just know that I’m secure in myself. And she’s playing a big role in that. »
While Sara Rose admits Scheindlin could be a « no-nonsense grandmother, » she also has « a much softer, supportive side, » noting she is often « the first person I call if I have a problem or a question or something that needs to get solved. »
« She’s a fantastic problem solver, especially for the ones that she loves, » she added.
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Publish date : 2026-09-12 18:15:00
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