Courtroom Queen Judge Judy Is Getting a Major Award This Spring

Order in the court: Judge Judy is about to receive a major honor. 

Variety reports that Judy Sheindlin will receive the Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 5 in Los Angeles.

The highest-paid TV host of 2018, according to Forbes, is the first of her genre (courtroom or legal programming) to be recognized with the award. (On the subject of pay, she raked in a whopping $147 million last year.) 

Sheindlin, 76, earned her law degree at New York Law School, before working as a New York City Family Court prosecutor and supervising judge. She made her way into our living rooms in 1996 with her Emmy Award-winning series Judge Judy. 

In a statement, NATAS President & CEO Adam Sharp said, “The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize both the excellence and vibrant diversity of daytime television programming. Judge Judy Sheindlin epitomizes both, shaping one of the mainstay genres of our medium.” (Agreed.) 

Congrats, Your Honor.