Judy Sheindlin, known more commonly as Judge Judy, has been dubbed the fourth highest earning celebrity of the year. She reportedly earned $147m (£110.8m) over the past year.
The American prosecution lawyer, born Judith Susan Blum to Jewish parents, grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
Since September 1996, the seventy-five-year-old has presided over her successful three-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning show series, Judge Judy.
The Television personality/ American public prosecutor is a former Manhattan family court judge.
The show has granted her the honour of ‘Court Show Queen’. Mrs Sheindlin is the longest serving judge or arbitrator in a courtroom-themed programming history. As a result, she has a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
