Sheindlin started her career in show business in 1995 to preside in a new reality courtroom series, featuring “real cases with real rulings.” 

Through its 25-season run, Judge Judy remained the top Nielsen-rated court show and regularly drew nine to ten million viewers daily, occasionally besting the ratings of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Judith Susan Sheindlin, known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American court show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, author, women’s advancement philanthropist, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge.

How big is Judge Judy’s house?

Judge Judy has lots of properties from Los Angeles to New York to Connecticut and she currently lives with her husband Jerry Sheindlin. According to sources, the couple’s main home is their huge mansion in Connecticut though they also own properties in California, and Rhode Island.

Judy and Jerry bought their home for US$13.2 million property on 12.5 acres in Connecticut. They remolded the old building into a modern one having been measured at 20,000 square feet.

Their beautiful mansion has 10 bedrooms, over 10 bathrooms, a pool, and stunning landscaped gardens.