Television icon Judith B. Sheindlin — known to millions of daytime viewers as Judge Judy — announced this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America that she is officially retiring “from in front of the camera.” The decision marks the end of an era following a remarkable 30-year television career filled with rulings that were often caustic, usually funny, and always final.
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Sheindlin appeared on the morning program alongside her son Adam Levy, a lawyer and now the presiding judge of the new syndicated TV series Adam’s Law. During the broadcast, she confirmed that she is stepping away from her own on-screen show to focus on behind-the-scenes projects, including her role as executive producer on her son’s new courtroom venture.
“I’m retiring from in front of the camera,” Sheindlin said. Asked by GMA hosts Lara Spencer and Sam Champion why she chose to step back now, Sheindlin gestured to her son: “First of all, he was ready.”
“And, you know,” she continued, “I’ve aged pretty well over the years, reasonably – I look better than my grandmother did at my age, which didn’t take a lot – but it’s time for me to…take the message and put it in a little bit of a different form.”
Sheindlin emphasized that she isn’t stepping into full retirement and plans to remain active off-screen.
Levy’s program Adam’s Law was created by Sheindlin and premiered September 14 in national syndication through CBS Media Ventures.
Sheindlin’s legendary television run began when her original program, Judge Judy, premiered in 1996. While the flagship series stopped filming new episodes in 2021 — with reruns remaining staples in syndication and on streaming platforms like Pluto TV — her follow-up series, Amazon Prime’s Judy Justice, is expected to air its final episode on October 22, according to The New York Times.
Fans will still have a chance to celebrate her historic run: a 90-minute 30-year anniversary special, Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable, will air Tuesday, September 22 (8–9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS and stream live on Paramount+ (Premium) and next day.
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