<ul class="summary-list"><li>A top "<keyword id="12289642" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="judge-judy" source="Orion">Judge Judy</keyword>" producer regularly made crude remarks about litigants, according to interviews and claims in court records.</li><li>Ex-employees said Randy Douthit discussed if litigants were "too ugly" or "too fat" and commented on their teeth.</li><li>Through his lawyers, Douthit denied "racism or any other abusive conduct towards members of the show's production or its participants."</li></ul>Judith Sheindlin's long-standing executive producer Randy Douthit routinely mocked and made crude comments about litigants who appeared on "Judge Judy," according to conversations with former employees and claims made in court records.In the control room, Douthit openly talked about female litigants' breasts during show tapings and discussed whether <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088669-untitled_1-2-1-ocr#document/p38">they were</a> "too ugly" or "too fat," according to allegations <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088685-griggs-complaint-ocr#document/p1">in a lawsuit</a> filed by a former segment producer named Shawn Griggs in 2001. Griggs said Douthit <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088669-untitled_1-2-1-ocr#document/p34">made pig or cow noises</a> when he found litigants unattractive, <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088714-statement-of-indisputed-facts-ocr#document/p32">called</a> a Black guest a "ho," and <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088669-untitled_1-2-1-ocr#document/p33">said he wanted to</a> "get" with litigants he found attractive. <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21096541-randy-douthit-deposition-volume-ii#document/p18">In court filings</a>, Douthit denied calling a Black litigant a "ho," and said "I don't believe so" when asked whether he made pig noises. When asked if he ever made crude comments in the booth or on taping days, <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21096542-randy-douthit-deposition-volume-i#document/p38">he said</a>, "I hope not. I may have, but I hope not."That case was later dismissed by the judge on a summary judgment motion. In response to questions about the Griggs lawsuit, Douthit's lawyer wrote that "the allegations pertaining to Mr. Douthit in this lawsuit were completely false." He also noted that "the trial court determined that based upon the undisputed material facts, [the plaintiff's] claims failed as a matter of law."As <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-judy-show-sexual-harassment-drinking-racism-accusations-2021-11">part of a longer Insider investigation</a> into "Judge Judy," seven former employees said that Douthit made crude comments about the show's guests, many of whom are of limited means."He'd make comments about their weight, he'd make comments about their teeth… or if they were disabled," Kurstin Haynes, a former producer who left the show in 2021, told Insider. According to a sampling of written reports from Douthit in which he graded producers' cases, and which were reviewed by Insider, he called litigants "gross" and "low rent." "He definitely didn't talk about them like they were people, it was like they were subhuman," one former associate producer said.<div type="image" title="Judge Judy case evaluation document" height="2302" width="2405" msid="87529617" hostid="261"></div>Douthit's lawyer told Insider that Douthit categorically denied engaging in "racism or any other abusive conduct towards members of the show's production or its participants.""Mr. Douthit has always fostered a supportive, productive, safe and inclusive <keyword id="12471358" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="work-environment" source="Orion">work environment</keyword> for everyone involved in the show. It is apparent that Insider is relying largely, if not entirely, upon questionable uncorroborated sources, disgruntled former employees, and unfounded allegations, the vast majority of which date back fifteen to twenty years, to paint a false narrative regarding Mr. Douthit and the show."According to former employees, they were required to submit photos of litigant candidates to Douthit and Victoria Jenest, the show's supervising producer. These people said that Douthit was particularly concerned with the show's guests' teeth."There were many times people would show up without teeth and it was a nightmare, since you'd get in big trouble if that happened," the associate producer said. "[Douthit] would be like, 'Who is this disgusting person?'"<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088734-sebastien-third-amended-complaint-ocr">According to another lawsuit</a>, filed in 2009 by a former senior producer named Jonathan Sebastien, Douthit also told producers "We're not doing any more Black shows" and "I don't want to hear Black people arguing."<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088741-timothy-regler-deposition-ocr#document/p56">In a deposition</a> taken during the case, Douthit said he screened litigants in an attempt to mirror the population of the country. Asked whether he remembered telling producers to screen out Black litigants, <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088741-timothy-regler-deposition-ocr#document/p57">Douthit said</a> he couldn't recall.Sebastien was fired in March 2007. He <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21088726-notice-of-settlement-ocr">reached a settlement agreement</a> for an undisclosed amount in May 2009. He did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Douthit's lawyers told Insider that "the allegations concerning Mr. Douthit in this lawsuit were entirely false." Six former staffers told Insider that Douthit told employees he didn't want too many Black litigants on the show; one said this behavior continued into 2021."I guess they felt like Judy's demographic were middle-aged white people at home and they wanted to continue to skew to that demographic," one producer told Insider.<h1><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-judy-show-sexual-harassment-drinking-racism-accusations-2021-11">Read Insider's full investigation here</a>: 'Judge Judy' was plagued by sexual harassment claims, drinking on the job, and racism, former employees say. They worry the new $25 million Amazon streaming show will be more of the same.</h1>

Top 'Judge Judy' producer once made pig noises when he found litigants unattractive and told producers he didn't want too many Black litigants, former employees claimed

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Judge <keyword id="398926" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Judy-Sheindlin">Judy Sheindlin</keyword> detailed her relationship with <keyword id="6360415" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="cbs">CBS</keyword> to The Wall Street Journal.</li><li>Sheindlin said CBS "disrespected" her show "Hot Bench" after it launched "The Drew Barrymore Show." </li><li>In March 2020, it was announced the "<keyword id="379123" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Judge-Judy">Judge Judy</keyword>" show would end after 25 years on the air. </li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/why-judge-judy-changed-her-hair-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Judge Judy</a> Sheindlin got candid about her tensions with CBS before the end of her titular daytime show. In a new interview with <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-judge-judy-is-taking-her-gavel-from-broadcast-tv-to-streaming-11622647643" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a>, Sheindlin opened up about her departure from the network. In March 2020, Sheindlin revealed that her well-known show, "Judge Judy," would <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-judy-will-end-25-year-run-but-star-sticking-around-2020-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">end after 25 years on the air</a>. Sheindlin, 78, reportedly felt slighted by CBS after launching the daytime talk show, "<a href="https://www.insider.com/drew-barrymore-third-wheel-zac-efron-vanessa-hudgens-date-2021-5">The Drew Barrymore Show.</a>" When "The Drew Barrymore Show" debuted in September 2020, "some CBS stations in major markets made room for it by moving the court show "Hot Bench" to their secondary channels," The Journal reported. The outlet noted that "Hot Bench" amassed 2.3 million viewers this season while "The Drew Barrymore Show" measured in at 719,000. "You disrespected my creation," Sheindlin said, referring to the network. "And you were wrong. Not only in disrespecting my creation, but your gamble in what you put in its place." Sheindlin went on to compare her split with CBS to the high-profile <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-and-melinda-gates-marriage-2017-11">divorce between Bill and Melinda Gates</a>."We had a nice marriage," she told The Journal. "It's going to be a Bill and <keyword id="131379" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Melinda-Gates">Melinda Gates</keyword> <keyword id="6355810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="divorce">divorce</keyword>."In a statement to The Journal, CBS Ventures president Steve LoCascio said the network had "had an incredibly successful relationship with Judy over the last 25 years." "It has been an honor representing her show, and just like there has never been another Oprah, there will never be another Judge Judy."Representatives for CBS and Sheindlin did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.Sheindlin emerged as one of American's most <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-judy-sheindlin-net-worth-how-she-made-her-money-2020-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recognizable TV personalities</a> for her work on "Judge Judy," which made her one of the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2020/03/02/judge-judy-quits-daytime-tv-with-25-years-of-reruns-and-440-million/#2022b7d749df" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highest-paid daytime TV hosts</a> for two decades. She made $47 million every year for only 52 days of filming, and <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/judy-sheindlin/?sh=2e033cc86bfd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forbes</a> reported that her net worth is $445 million as of October 2020. In 2017, Sheindlin sold the 5,200-episode library of "Judge Judy" and the rights to future episodes to CBS <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/highest-paid-tv-hosts-of-2018-judge-judy-ellen-degeneres-2018-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for $100 million. </a>"I've had a 25-year long marriage with CBS and it's been successful. Next year will be our 25th season, silver anniversary. And CBS, I think, sort of felt they wanted to optimally utilize the repeats of my program because now they have 25 years of reruns," Sheindlin said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Judge+Judy+Ellen+Degeners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ellen DeGeneres Show</a> last March. Her next show, <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/judge-judy-sheindlin-judy-justice-scott-koondel-1203520868/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Judy Justice,"</a> is scheduled to begin production in late summer and be available on Amazon's IMDb TV. "I assume that I'll know if 'Judy Justice' bombs," Sheindlin told The Journal. "At this point, I don't need that validation of my footprint."

Judge Judy says she's going to have a 'Bill and Melinda Gates divorce' with CBS

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="379123" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Judge-Judy">Judge Judy</keyword> doesn't care if fans don't like her new hairstyle. </li><li>Sheindlin told The Hollywood Reporter the new look is easier to maintain.</li><li>Her long-running syndicated courtroom show is ending this year after 25 seasons. </li></ul>Judge <keyword id="398926" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Judy-Sheindlin">Judy Sheindlin</keyword> doesn't get why fans cared so much about her <keyword id="23927" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Hair">hair</keyword> change two years ago."It's sort of funny," Sheindlin recently <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/judge-sheindlin-ending-judge-judy-1234950880/">told The Hollywood Reporter</a>. "'How could she change her hair? It's an iconic hairdo,' No, it's not," she added. "It's a lot of goop and teasing and product and fussing around by somebody else."Sheindlin, 78, debuted a new longer 'do for the first time in 22 years <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/style/story/judge-judy-hair-time-decades-62624627">back in spring 2019</a>. Instead of the judge's usual styled 'do, Sheindlin showed off a more relaxed hairstyle with her hair pulled back <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/04/230650/judge-judy-new-hair-ponytail-look-2019">into a $29.95 clip</a>.<div type="image" title="Judge Judy" height="2508" width="3344" msid="82620325" hostid="261"></div>The look immediately shocked some long-time fans.Even her bailiff, Petri Hawkins Byrd, weighed in to say he preferred Sheindlin's original look, calling it "<a href="https://www.today.com/style/judge-judy-changed-her-hairstyle-her-bailiff-has-opinion-t153009">more sophisticated.</a>"But Sheindlin told THR the new look is "much easier" to maintain, adding that she values how she spends her time. "As each hour in every day we have becomes more precious, the less you want to spend time patshkeing over the way you look," Sheindlin said. ("Patshkeing" is, according to Sheindlin, a Yiddish word that means "messing around.")The judge previously <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/magazine/judge-judy-tv.html">told The New York Times</a> that she wanted to give her hair a break after decades of styling.Sheindlin's syndicated "Judge Judy" courtroom show <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-judy-sheindlin-net-worth-how-she-made-her-money-2020-3">ends after 25 years</a> this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Judy">June</a>.In 2018, Sheindlin was named <a href="https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/27/judge-judy-highest-paid-tv-host/">the highest-paid TV host</a>, making a reported $47 million. She sold the rights to her syndicated courtroom show's library to CBS for an <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/judy-sheindlin/?sh=4e36a6de6bfd">estimated $100 million</a> the previous year. Sheindlin's next show, <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/judge-judy-sheindlin-judy-justice-scott-koondel-1203520868/">"Judy Justice,"</a> is set to begin production in late summer and will stream on Amazon's IMDb <keyword id="6355065" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TV">TV</keyword>.

Judge Judy thinks it's funny people cared so much when she ditched her iconic hairdo

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Judge Judy says she regrets not playing the judge in "Legally Blonde."</li><li>The 81-year-old opened up about her career in an interview with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.eonline.com/videos/2303061059551/judge-judy-reveals-her-biggest-career-mistake-was-not-saying-yes-to-this-movie">E! News</a>.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-judy-former-neighbor-justin-bieber-scared-to-death-2022-11">Judge Judy</a> says she turned down the opportunity to make a cameo in "Legally Blonde."Judy Sheindlin, the TV judge in the series "Judy Justice," told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.eonline.com/videos/2303061059551/judge-judy-reveals-her-biggest-career-mistake-was-not-saying-yes-to-this-movie">E! News</a> that missing out on a role in the iconic film was her "one regret.""They reached out through someone and said, 'We'd like you to be the judge,'" Sheindlin said, referring to the character in the murder trial scene of the 2001 film which starred <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reese-witherspoon-sparks-hygiene-debate-after-eating-snow-cream-2024-1">Reese Witherspoon</a>.The 81-year-old actor ended up declining the role for reasons she didn't specify — but says, in hindsight, that she should have accepted it."It's the biggest mistake I ever made in my career," Sheindlin said. "Not playing that part in that movie."The role of the judge in "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/legally-blonde-facts-2019-1">Legally Blonde</a>" eventually went to actor <a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250494/characters/nm0731098">Francesca P. Roberts</a>."Sometimes you have to take the adventure and run with it," Sheindlin added.In a 2022 interview with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1354803/judge-judy-wants-this-oscar-winner-to-play-her-in-a-biopic">E! News</a>, Sheindlin said she wouldn't mind having Witherspoon play her in a biopic."We're friends, and she gets me, and I know she does," Sheindlin told E! News. "And I think she's a great actress, and I think she could — if they did, which I would not like — I think that she could carry that off."

Judge Judy says the biggest mistake in her career was turning down a role in 'Legally Blonde' 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Judge Judy told Access Hollywood that her former neighbor Justin Bieber tried to avoid her.</li><li>She said he was "scared to death" of her after she made a negative public comment about him.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/judge-judy-cbs-bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce-2021-6">Judge Judy</a> said that her former celebrity neighbor Justin Bieber was "scared to death" of her.Judy Sheindlin, the TV judge in the series "Judy Justice," <a href="https://www.nbc.com/access/video/judge-judy-says-former-neighbor-justin-bieber-is-scared-to-death-of-me-exclusive/ACCN878661807">told Access Hollywood</a> that the singer tried to avoid her <a href="https://www.insider.com/justin-and-hailey-bieber-talking-about-their-marriage-sex-life">while they were living next to each other.</a>"He's scared to death of me," the 80-year-old judge said. "There was a period of time before he grew up — when he was foolish, and doing foolish things."Sheindlin continued: "I must have said something about it, and then, I understood that he was paying the front door people to let them know when I was there, coming and going, so he wouldn't have to bump into me."Shiendlin did in fact make a comment to <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/reality-tv-star-judge-judy-reflects-on-fun-career-speaks-mind-on-justin-beiber/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h">CBS about Bieber</a>, after he was arrested for a DUI in January 2014.<a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1230568/justin-bieber-looks-back-on-his-dui-arrest-on-the-7th-anniversary-of-the-infamous-incident#:~:text=Months%20after%20his%20DUI%20arrest,make%20a%20%2450%2C000%20charitable%20donation.">According to E Online</a>, Bieber pleaded guilty and was ordered to undergo a 12-hour anger management course, complete a DUI education program, make a $50,000 charitable contribution and pay additional fines.That year, Bieber was also charged in two other court cases.Sheindlin told CBS in February 2014: "Being a celebrity is a gift; you can either treat it reverently, or you can make a fool out of yourself, and he's doing a very good job of making a fool out of himself and I think it's sad."She continued: "Nobody's going to remember that he was a marginal singer, but they're going to remember a young kid, who had a chance to have it all, and who is blowing it by acting like a fool."Bieber reflected on his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKZnd17nzOS/">law-breaking past last year on Instagram</a>, with a picture of him being arrested.<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKZnd17nzOS" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>"7 years ago today I was arrested, not my finest hour. Not proud of where I was at in my life. I was hurting, unhappy, confused, angry, mislead, misunderstood and angry at god," Bieber captioned the post. "All this to say God has brought me a long way. From then til now I do realize something.. God was as close to me then as he is right now. My encouragement to you is to 'let your past be a reminder of how far god has brought you."

Judge Judy says former neighbor Justin Bieber used to avoid her: 'He's scared to death of me'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Petri Hawkins-Byrd was the popular bailiff on all 25 seasons of "<keyword id="12289642" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="judge-judy" source="Orion">Judge Judy</keyword>."</li><li>Byrd told <keyword id="11896019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">Entertainment</keyword> Weekly that he was not asked to join the new show "<keyword id="12289644" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="judy-justice" source="Orion">Judy Justice</keyword>."</li></ul>TV personality Petri Hawkins-Byrd, who played the stern bailiff on all 25 seasons of "Judge Judy," has said that he was not asked to be a part of the new spin-off <keyword id="12289645" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="imdb" source="Orion">IMDB</keyword> court show "Judy Justice." Byrd <a href="https://ew.com/tv/judge-judy-bailiff-petri-hawkins-byrd-judy-justice/">told Entertainment Weekly</a> that he didn't know Judge Judy Sheindlin was producing a new show to stream on IMDB until she announced the project during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" last year."My assumption is if you were going on to do something else, that you were at least going to ask me if I wanted to have the opportunity to audition for the role," Byrd told the publication.Byrd continued to say that he did not have the time to enquire about his potential role in the new show until after the taping of the 25th season of "Judge Judy" because his wife and longtime "Judge Judy" producer Makita Bond-Byrd underwent brain surgery."It wasn't until July that I called the judge and asked, 'Hey, should I look for something else, or am I included in the 'Judy Justice' project?'" he said. "She informed me I was not being asked to come along on the project. I didn't inquire as to why, that's her choice. But she did inform me that fundamentally, I was priced out as the new bailiff on her new show. My salary would have been too much. I was curious: How would she know? She didn't ask me. She didn't give me an opportunity to have accepted a lower salary."<div type="image" title="A picture of Judge Judy Sheindlin on &quot;Justice Judy.&quot;" height="810" width="1500" msid="86936554" hostid="261"></div>Insider has contacted Judy Sheindlin's representatives for comment. Late last week, however, Sheindlin's spokesperson released a statement on Byrd not joining the new show that was obtained by Entertainment Weekly. "Byrd is terrific and we had a great 25-year run. This is a whole new program with a whole new cast and an exciting energy," the statement read. Later, Byrd told Entertainment Weekly that his call with Sheindlin ended "pleasantly enough." "I don't think she understood how confused and dismayed I was after being there for 25 years, from the beginning of her career, and not being at least given the opportunity to say whether or not I wanted to continue that relationship."The first trailer for "Judy Justice," which was released last week, unveiled Kevin Rasco, a retired Los Angeles probation officer and former "Judge Judy" security guard, as Byrd's replacement in the courtroom."Judy Justice" debuts November 1.

'Judge Judy' bailiff says he was 'confused and dismayed' that he wasn't asked to join new show 'Judy Justice'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12289643" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="petri-hawkins-byrd" source="Orion">Petri Hawkins Byrd</keyword> told Insider he wasn't asked to present the judge with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.</li><li>"So that gives you an idea of, you know, when you talk about slight, that gives you an idea," he said.</li><li>Byrd revealed last month that he wasn't asked to join Sheindlin's new <keyword id="12289646" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="imdb-tv" source="Orion">IMDb TV</keyword> show "Judy Justice." </li></ul><keyword id="12289642" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="judge-judy" source="Orion">Judge Judy</keyword> Sheindlin's longtime bailiff, Petri Hawkins Byrd, told Insider in a recent interview that show staffers were surprised he wasn't asked to present the judge with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime <keyword id="11916585" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="emmys" source="Orion">Emmys</keyword> in 2019.Byrd didn't even sit with Sheindlin during the ceremony, he said. Instead, while Sheindlin and her executive producer, Randy Douthit, sat about five or six rows back from the stage, he was seated 15 or 20 rows back with the producers. <keyword id="12476398" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="amy-poehler" source="Orion">Amy Poehler</keyword> ultimately presented the award. "So that gives you an idea of, when you talk about slight, that gives you an idea," he told Insider.According to Sheindlin, it was Poehler who had called the Television Academy and asked if she could present the judge with the award. "She is a huge fan," Sheindlin told Insider in a statement.But according to Byrd, he ran into Poehler a few months later, and she was equally confused by his exclusion at the ceremony. (While handing out the award, Poehler commented, "I wish Byrd your bailiff could hand you this award the way he hands you photos in court, not making eye contact with the queen he has sworn to protect.")The revelation of this apparent snub follows last month's <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> that Byrd wasn't asked to join the judge at her new venture, "Judy Justice," which launched on Monday on IMDb TV.In an interview with <a href="https://ew.com/tv/judge-judy-bailiff-petri-hawkins-byrd-judy-justice/">Entertainment Weekly</a>, Byrd said he didn't know Sheindlin was producing a new show until she announced it during an appearance last year on "The Ellen Degeneres Show." "I've never slighted her - I've always thought of her as a friend. And she's said it before that we're friends," Byrd told Insider. "I'm like, then I guess I'd have to ask you to define your definition of friend. It might be a little different from mine."Byrd spoke with Insider as part of a broader <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-judy-show-sexual-harassment-drinking-racism-accusations-2021-11">investigation</a> into "Judge Judy." Interviews with 16 former employees and a review of thousands of pages of court records revealed multiple claims of sexual harassment going back to the early 2000s, as well as allegations of drinking during work hours.<h1><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-judy-show-sexual-harassment-drinking-racism-accusations-2021-11">Read Insider's full investigation here</a>: 'Judge Judy' was plagued by sexual harassment claims, drinking on the job, and racism, former employees say. They worry the new $25 million Amazon streaming show will be more of the same.</h1>

'Judge Judy' bailiff Petri Hawkins Byrd said he wasn't asked to present the judge with her Lifetime Achievement Award: 'When you talk about slight, that gives you an idea'

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5e5d813bfee23d188d132b47-2400/judgejudy.jpg" alt="judge judy" /><ul class="summary-list"><li>Judy Sheindlin has served as one of America's most beloved TV personalities and <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2020/03/02/judge-judy-quits-daytime-tv-with-25-years-of-reruns-and-440-million/#2022b7d749df">was one of the highest-paid daytime TV hosts</a> for two decades on her eponymous show "Judge Judy."</li><li>"Judge Judy" will be coming to an end next year after 25 seasons. Each season <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/magazine/judge-judy-tv.html">earned Sheindlin $47 million.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/judy-sheindlin/?list=self-made-women#340892266bfd">Forbes</a> estimated Sheindlin's net worth to be around $440 million in June 2019.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>On Monday, Judge Judy Sheindlin announced on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/media/judge-judy-ending-intl-scli/index.html">that the upcoming season of "Judge Judy"</a> will be her last. The show will have run for 25 years by the time it concludes.She probably won't ever leave your TV screen, though - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/highest-paid-tv-hosts-of-2018-judge-judy-ellen-degeneres-2018-11">CBS bought her entire series catalog for $100 million in 2017</a>, and her reruns may very well run in perpetuity. She also <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/media/judge-judy-ending-intl-scli/index.html">has plans for a new television show</a> - "Judy Justice" - once "Judge Judy" wraps, though specific details about the upcoming project have yet to be revealed.Sheindlin is famously <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/judy-sheindlin/?list=self-made-women#340892266bfd">one of the highest-paid women in daytime television</a> - she pulled in $47 million every year for just 52 days of filming. Forbes estimated her net worth to be <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/judy-sheindlin/?list=self-made-women#340892266bfd">$440 million</a> in June 2019, naming her one of the richest self-made women in America.She lives <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/magazine/judge-judy-tv.html">primarily in Naples, Florida</a>, with her husband and spends her fortune on real estate and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/magazine/judge-judy-tv.html">memberships at the Ritz-Carlton</a>, according to the New York Times.A representative for Sheindlin didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on her net worth or personal life from Business Insider.Keep reading for a look inside Judge Judy's life.

Judge Judy's show is ending after 25 years. Here's how one of the highest-paid personalities in TV history makes and spends her $440 million fortune.

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5bfd65fe8c35ab16ce669b4b-1197/screen shot 2018-11-27 at 104231 am.png" border="0" alt="judge judy" data-mce-source="CBS" />CBSJudy Sheindlin earned $147 million last year.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Forbes released its 2018 list of the world's highest-paid TV hosts on Monday, and Judy Sheindlin, a.k.a. Judge Judy, topped the list with $147 million.</li><li>That's nearly $60 million more than the second highest-paid host, Ellen DeGeneres.</li><li>The list also includes Ryan Seacrest, Dr. Phil, and Steve Harvey.</li></ul> For the first time, Judy Sheindlin (a.k.a. Judge Judy) is the world's highest-paid TV show host of the year - and it's not even close.According to <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2018/11/26/the-worlds-highest-paid-tv-hosts-2018-judge-judy-presides-with-147-million/#66be2f3d48d6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forbes</a>, Sheindlin made $147 million between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018, before taxes. That's nearly $60 million more than the second highest-paid host, Ellen DeGeneres. Sheindlin sold the rights to her "Judge Judy," which consists of over 5,000 episodes, to CBS last year for $100 million, according to Forbes.All of the personalities on Forbes' top five are daytime hosts. Nightly hosts like Fox News' Sean Hannity bring in 3 million viewers, but "Judge Judy" averages 10 million a day, even in its 23rd season, according to Forbes. Ryan Seacrest also made the list after being accused of sexual misconduct last November by his former stylist (he denied the allegations, and an E! News investigation <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/ryan-seacrest-accuser-shes-filed-police-report-alleging/story?id=54099340" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concluded earlier this year</a> that there was "insufficient evidence" to support the claims).Forbes said Seacrest's earnings jumped from $58 million to $74 million because of his gig hosting the "American Idol" reboot. He also co-hosts "Live with Kelly and Ryan."Below are the five highest-paid TV hosts of 2018, according to Forbes:

The 5 highest-paid TV hosts of 2018, including almost $150 million for Judge Judy

<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:480px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5204fca769bedd1d7b000008-480-360/simon-cowell-howard-stern-1.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="simon cowell howard stern" width="480" style="float: right;" />Mike Coppola and Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesStern and Cowell both earned an estimated $95 million in the last year.</div></div>There's finally some news about <keyword id="17370" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Simon-Cowell">Simon Cowell</keyword> about something other than <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/simon-cowell-having-a-baby-with-married-lauren-silverman-2013-7" target="_blank">his personal life</a>.
The brutally honest Brit topped <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/08/08/simon-cowell-and-howard-stern-top-our-list-of-highest-paid-tv-personalities/" target="_blank">Forbes' list of Highest-Paid TV Personalities</a>, earning an estimated $95 million between June 2012 and June 2013.
Cowell's reign as the most respected judge on "American Idol" ended in 2010. Although he continues to appear on-screen in "The X Factor," <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/08/08/simon-cowell-and-howard-stern-top-our-list-of-highest-paid-tv-personalities/" target="_blank">Forbes reports</a> that a majority of his income comes from ownership stakes in "The X Factor," which airs in 41 countries, and "Got Talent," the biggest-selling TV franchise in the world.
Cowell shares the top spot with another TV personality known for speaking his mind. <keyword id="232677" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Howard-Stern">Howard Stern</keyword> earned $95 million in the last year, thanks to his show on Sirius Satellite Radio and earnings as a host on Cowell's "America's Got Talent."
Former titan of daytime <keyword id="6357922" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Television">television</keyword>, <keyword id="20411" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Oprah-Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</keyword>, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/07/31/oprah-winfrey-tops-our-list-of-the-highest-paid-talking-heads-but-for-how-long/" target="_blank">fell from the number one spot</a> to fourth place this year. Her 25-year syndicated talk show went off the air in 2011, but the OWN network this year <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/08/08/simon-cowell-and-howard-stern-top-our-list-of-highest-paid-tv-personalities/" target="_blank">started turning a profit</a>.
New to the list: Judy Sheindlin replaced Jennifer Lopez. Her long-running court drama <a href="http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45eghjh/judy-sheindlin/" target="_blank">regularly tops the list</a> of most watched syndicated daytime television.
<h3>Here's <keyword id="6373044" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Forbes">Forbes</keyword>' top 10 list of Highest-Paid TV Personalities:</h3>
1. Simon Cowell — $95 million
2. Howard Stern — $95 million
3. Glen Beck — $90 million
4. Oprah Winfrey — $77 million
5. Dr. Phil McGraw — $72 million
6. Rush Limbaugh — $66 million
7. Donald Trump — $63 million
8. Ryan Seacrest — $61 million
9. Ellen DeGeneres — $56 million
10. Judy Sheindlin — $47 million

Simon Cowell And Howard Stern Tie For Forbes' Highest-Paid TV Personalities

<div class="image-container float_right click-to-enlarge"><div class="image"><a title_source="" title_caption="Judge Judy is the top-earning star on television with a high viewership and successfully syndicated courtroom show." class="zoomin" href="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/521628d6eab8eab809000008-960/judge-judy-3.jpg"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/521628d6eab8eab809000008-509-382/judge-judy-3.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="Judge Judy" width="480" style="float: right;" /></a><keyword id="379123" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Judge-Judy">Judge Judy</keyword> is the top-earning star on <keyword id="6357922" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Television">television</keyword> with a high viewership and successfully syndicated courtroom show.</div></div>The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/biggest-celebrity-tv-salaries-2012-9?#1-judge-judy-sheindlin-45-million-22" target="_blank">highest-paid celebrity on television</a> is even richer.
Judge Judy Sheindlin is earning <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/News/TV-Highest-Paid-Stars-1069334.aspx" target="_blank">$47 million</a> for her syndicated daytime television show "Judge Judy." 
<keyword id="6355065" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="tv">TV</keyword> Guide Magazine just put out its annual <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/News/TV-Highest-Paid-Stars-1069334.aspx" target="_blank">highest-paid stars list</a> Thursday, and according to its report, the New York state judge received a $2 million raise from last year to <a href="http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/04/11/judge-judy-contract/" target="_blank">extend her contract on the show through 2017</a>.
What makes Sheindlin's salary so high?
For one thing, <keyword id="6360040" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="people">people</keyword> love the show. 
Ratings for the past month show "Judge Judy" averaging between <a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?s=judge+judy" target="_blank">8-9 million viewers</a>. That's a lot of eyeballs compared to other regularly syndicated shows. 
From the <a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/20/syndicated-tv-ratings-judge-judy-number-1-in-households-big-bang-theory-wins-with-total-viewers-live-with-kelly-and-michael-top-talker-for-week-ending-august-11-2013/198488/" target="_blank">most recent TV ratings</a>, 3 million tuned into "Dr. Phil" while an old episode of CBS' big ratings winner "The Big Bang Theory" had 9.4 million viewers.
When it comes to late-night TV ratings, "Judge Judy" demolishes the competition.
Here's a look at <a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/15/late-night-tv-ratings-for-august-5-august-9-2013/197581/" target="_blank">some of the most recent late-night numbers</a>. 
"The Tonight Show": 3.8 million "The Late Show with David Letterman": 2.2 million "Jimmy Kimmel Live!": 2.2 million "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon": 1.8 million 
 Since many of those numbers were from repeat episodes, here's a sample of ratings from <a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/23/late-night-tv-ratings-for-may-13-17-2013/183802/" target="_blank">May 13-17</a>:
"The Tonight Show": 3.6 million "The Late Show with David Letterman": 2.7 million "Jimmy Kimmel Live!": 2.4 million "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon":1 .8 million 
Not much of a difference.
Advertising is another huge factor for Sheindlin's salary.
TV Guide reports that according to Kantar Media "Judge Judy" brought in $230 million in advertising in 2012.
According to TV Guide, the show is also syndicated in 100 foreign markets.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is that the celebrity judge gets paid a phenomenal amount for working such a relatively short time.
According to a <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-07-14-judgejudy14_CV_N.htm" target="_blank">2010 USA Today profile</a>, Sheindlin only works 52 days a year.
Do the math and that's more than $903,846 per work day which puts her above Ashton Kutcher who earns a reported $750,000 per episode for "Two and a Half Men."

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