Jerry Sheindlin

Gerald "Jerry" Sheindlin (born November 19, 1933) is an American author, television personality, jurist and attorney. He spent many years as a trial judge serving the New York Supreme Court.[3]

Jerry Sheindlin
Judge of the New York Supreme Court
Personal details
Born
Gerald Sheindlin

(1933-11-19) November 19, 1933
New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Suzanne Rosenthal
(m. 1965; div. 1977)
[1][2]
Judy Sheindlin (m. 1977; div. 1990, m. 1991)
Children3
OccupationAuthor, television personality, jurist, attorney
Known forThe People's Court and other shows including his wife's

After serving in the Army during the Korean War, Sheindlin received a B.A. from Long Island University and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, in 1959. He is the author of two books, Genetic Fingerprinting: The Law and Science of DNA Evidence and Blood Trail.

Following his career as a trial judge, Sheindlin became a television arbitrator when he replaced former New York City Mayor Ed Koch as the presiding judge on The People’s Court in the fall of 1999. This put him in competition with his wife Judith Sheindlin, a fellow former judge who presided over her own court show, Judge Judy. He presided over The People’s Court for the 1999-2000 season and most of the 2000-2001 season, after which he left the series and was replaced by Marilyn Milian.

Personal life

He is married to Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy (so named after her court TV series). The two married in 1977, a second marriage for both. They were divorced in 1990, but they remarried a year later. Sheindlin has 3 children (Gregory, Jonathan and Nicole), 2 stepchildren (Jamie and Adam Levy), and 13 grandchildren.[4] Jonathan A. Sheindlin is a retinal surgeon[5] and Greg, Adam and Nicole are lawyers.

References

  1. https://www.leagle.com/decision/1982101888ad2d9301335
  2. https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/bmd_marriage/?name=Gerald_Sheindlin&gender=m&location=2&priority=usa
  3. Chronopoulos, Themis (2011). Spatial Regulation in New York City: From Urban Renewal to Zero Tolerance. United States: Routledge. pp. 161
  4. Sheindlin, Judy; Josh Getlin. Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining. ISBN 0-06-017321-1.
  5. "Bio: Dr. Jonathan Sheindlin" Archived January 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, NYU Langone Medical Center
Media offices
Preceded by
Ed Koch
Judge of The People's Court
September 13, 1999 – March 9, 2001
Succeeded by
Marilyn Milian
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