A biography for Judy Sheindlinhasn’t been written yet.
“What keeps me going is those cases, maybe ten a year, where I can make a difference.”
“If you take control over those things you can, you are better able to negotiate the unexpected.”
“Being a nurturer isn't being a moron.”
“I don't know where, or by whom, Judge Wapner was raised, but my parents taught me, when you don't have something nice to say about someone, say nothing.”
“I don't like to rule by committee. I like sort of an autocratic way of dealing with things.”
“I want first-time offenders to think of their appearance in my courtroom as the second-worst experience of their lives - circumcision being the first.”
“I think that you're supposed to know when it's time to say goodbye.”
“I set realistic goals consistent with my talents. I never, for instance, wanted to sit on an appellate court. I'm not an academic. Truth be told, I hate to do research. I have a practical mind, and I was well suited for the trial court bench, not the appellate.”
“I exercise, and I eat reasonably, and I don't want to look at myself being out of shape. That would depress me.”
“It took them 13 years to get O. J. Simpson, but they got him. What goes around comes around.”
“My viewers are smart. They know I have a contract with a TV show and that I make a lot of money.”
“People from Brooklyn grow up with a certain common sense. If it doesn't ring true, it's not true.”
“A judge is supposed to be able to make a decision, and when you make a decision, very often one party - and very often both - are a little disappointed.”
“I think the fundamentals of America are strong.”
“If you're going to spend your time, spend your time getting smarter.”
“I don't read bad mail. I don't save mail. I'm too old to read negative things.”
“Incarceration is supposed to keep the community safe from your behavior.”
“TV was not in my future, not in my mind's eye.”
“Megyn Kelly is one of those rare women who seamlessly combines professional excellence and family. She doesn't need a catch phrase to define what she instinctively has accomplished. She just 'does it.'”