Jerry Sheindlin is a well-known personality who is best known as Judge Judy’s husband. He is also known as a TV personality and his best known The People’s Court and Entertainment Tonight. Before coming to the entertainment industry, Jerry was a well-established judge with 40 years of judicial career experience.
Who is Jerry Sheindlin?
Eighty-seven years old Jerry Sheindlin is a well-known TV personality and a Judge. Other than that, he is also an author. He stands at the height of 5 feet and 6 inches or 173 cm tall and weighs around 63 kg or 139 lbs.
Jerry was born on 19 November 1933 in New York City, USA. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He has graduated from Long Island University.
Jerry has served on the New York State Supreme Court. Also, he serves as the defense attorney in Adlerberg & Sheindlin for 22 years. He was involved in trials of criminal cases.
Is Jerry Sheindlin Still Married?
In 1977, Jerry Sheindlin married his wife Judy Sheindlin, who is a writer and actress. Judy is also known as Judge Jerry, named after her court TV series. It was the second marriage for both of them. Jerry Sheindlin and Judy’s marriage were full of a roller coaster.
Jerry Sheindlin shared that he had just finished a murder case as a defense lawyer in 1976 and gave an interview to the New York Post at the bar when Judy showed up and put her finger in his face. Judy stated, ‘And who is this?‘. Well, since that moment they have been together. Also, it was Judy who encouraged Jerry Sheindlin to take up his TV project.
Jerry was still married to his ex-wife, Suzanne Rosenthal, but lived separately when he was dating Judy. Judy had to confront him, to officially take divorce from his ex-wife or not bother calling her again.
Jerry Sheindlin with his wife Judy Sheindlin(©:WorthyCelebs)
While Jerry Sheindlin and Judy were walking through downtown Manhattan, he suddenly asked Judy for marriage. And went straight to the clerk’s office right up the street and got their marriage license request.
After the marriage of 14 years, Jerry and Judy got divorced in 1990. Cause Judy was not finding Jerry Sheindlin any helpful or supportive after her father’s death.
After a year of Jerry Sheindlin and Judy’s separation, they came to realize that they couldn’t stay away from each other and reconnected.
On the 77th birthday of Judy, Jerry Sheindlin gifted her a bathrobe from Aston Martin. The bathrobe was embroidered with the luxury car company’s logo on it.
Judy Sheindlin was married to her ex-husband Ronald Levy from 1964 o 1976 and later married to her current husband, Jerry Sheindlin, in 1977.
Jerry has three children from his previous marriage.
Who Are Jerry Sheindlin’s Children?
From ex-wife Suzanne Rosenthal, Jerry has 3 children. Two Sons, Gregory Everett Sheindlin, was born on 17 September 1964, and Jonathan Sheindlin was born on 14 September 1967. A daughter named Nicole Sheindlin was born on 11 November 1968.
With his wife Judy, Jerry has 2 stepchildren: Stepdaughter Jamie Hartwright, born in 1966, and stepson Adam Levy, born in 1968.
How Much Does Jerry Sheindlin’s Worth? Career Insights
According to mddailyrecord, Jerry Sheindlin has an estimated net worth of around $550 million. In contrast, his wife, Judge Judy, has an estimated net worth of around $440 million and $47 million as a salary.
In 2018, Judy bought a $9 million-worth mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Judy grabbed the mansion at a $3.5 million discount. The mansion is known as the Bird House Estate and was the most expensive home sold in Rhode Island in 2018.
The mansion is built in 9,719 square foot with 6 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. It features a two-story entrance hall & living room with a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace & fine wood paneling. Also, there is an eat-in gourmet kitchen, a formal dining room, a library, and a covered porch with a swing facing the ocean.
Career Insights
Jerry Sheindlin is best known for Erroneous Convictions in 2012, Entertainment Tonight, and The People’s Court.
A professionally qualified lawyer, Jerry Sheindlin was a partner in the law firm Adlerberg & Sheindlin for 22 years. He served there as a defense attorney, mostly involved in criminal cases.
In 1980, he served as a United States Administrative Law Judge and he was appointed as a Criminal Court Judge in 1983. Later, in 1986 was promoted to the New York State Supreme Court and retired in 1999.
During Jerry’s judicial career, he wrote more than 64 published opinions, along with a 46-page opinion on the admission of DNA forensic evidence in a murder case.
Jerry is the author of the books “Genetic Fingerprinting: The Law and Science of DNA Evidence” and “Blood Trail.”
In 1981, he featured in a TV show “Entertainment Tonight.” Also, he has involved in a documentary TV series named “Biography” in 1987.
In September 1999, he joined the TV show “The People’s Court” as the presiding Judge for its 3rd season.