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.

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 Michael Corriero has known Judge Judy for the last 4 decades. Judge Corriero served on the bench for 28 years and was elected to the New York State Supreme Court. He's currently the cohost ...

The popular courtroom drama "Judge Judy" regularly tops syndication ratings, pulling in an average of 9 million viewers a day. But the charismatic judge didn’t achieve stardom until she was 52 ...

Judge Judy Sheindlin at the most recent Her Honor ... encouraging attendees to keep "paying it forward." Fears, who has a background in electrical engineering and physics, herself became a mentor ...

Popular courtroom TV star Judge Judy ripped into a defendant and her ... at each other while a loud banging goes on in the background. A baby is then heard crying in the video as Judy glances ...

Retired Judge Judy Mullis appointed as interim Magistrate and Probate Judge for Clinch County. Mullis recently retired from the bench in Lanier County. Interim judge to be replaced following a ...