Jerry told the Los Angeles Times in 1999 that his wife, whose series Judge Judy began in 1996, encouraged him to ... So we'll have to wait and see how it plays out." He presided over the show ...

Sheindlin was the star of reality TV hit “Judge Judy,” where she presided over small claims cases on the show, which ran from ...

Judge Judy premiered on Sept. 16, 1996. "I was hoping we would have a three- or four-year run and that my husband and I would be able to afford a two-bedroom apartment one block off the beach in ...