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Judge Judy

Judy Sheindlin, otherwise known as Judge Judy, has been the face of her long-syndicated court show Judge Judy since 1996. It was announced in March of 2020 that the series' twenty-fifth season would be its last. Sheindlin has a net worth of $420 million and earns $47 million annually.

After earning her law degree in 1965, Sheindlin started off as a family court prosecutor. She later moved to criminal court in the 1980s. Sheindlin is the longest-serving judge in courtroom TV programming history, which earned her a spot in the 2015 Guinness World Records.

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