Judy Sheindlin, the fiery judge known to millions as Judge Judy, is retiring from television after more than 30 years presiding over a small claims televised courtroom.
Sheindlin's series Judy Justice will air its final episode in October, closing out her run onscreen.
"I have a lot of other things of interest," Sheindlin told People in an interview published Sept. 9. "I don't want to do hair and makeup anymore, but I still want my message to get out there."
Adam Levy Takes Over
Sheindlin, 83, will produce her son Adam Levy's forthcoming show Adam's Law. Levy, also an attorney, takes up his mother's small claims format beginning Sept. 14.
"There aren't a lot of people who can carry a half hour on their own unscripted," Sheindlin said of her son. "He has what it takes."
Levy worked as an attorney offscreen, including two terms as District Attorney in New York's Putnam County, before joining Amazon Prime's Tribunal Justice in 2023 for three seasons.
"Maybe eight years ago he wasn't ready," Sheindlin said. "He's ready now."
What's Next for Sheindlin
Sheindlin said she is looking forward to afternoon naps, extra time with family and developing an adult animated series called Judyverse.
"I don't think that I've ever been this content before," she told People.
Fans of Sheindlin's blunt courtroom manner, including her signature line "Um is not an answer!", will have limited time left to catch her on air.
"I don't have to prove anything else," Sheindlin said. "I did it."
Adam's Law is being positioned as a substitute for Sheindlin's courtroom style and arrives as part of a wave of new series premiering this fall.
More Fall TV Premieres
- The Hooters Murders: Deadly Shift (Oxygen, Sept. 7): a two-hour documentary on the murders of women linked to the Hooters restaurant chain between 2001 and 2010.
- O.J. Unseen: Exploitation of Evil (Investigation Discovery, Sept. 7): a four-part documentary on the making of O.J. Simpson's hidden-camera prank show Juiced, derailed by a saboteur before airing.
- The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo, Sept. 8): a new season following the group through New York and a private island getaway.
- The Drop: A Snowfall Saga (FX, Sept. 8): a Snowfall spinoff following Wanda Bell (Gail Bean) and Leon Simmons (Isaiah John) in 1990s Los Angeles.
- The Paper (Peacock, Sept. 9): season two follows Ned after the Ohio Journalism Awards as he and Mare navigate their attraction.
- Last Seen (Apple TV, Sept. 9): detective Ian Ridley (Patrick Brammall) searches for a girl he believes is his daughter, missing for 11 years.
- Made in Korea (Hulu, Sept. 9): season two follows Baek Kitae's rise as Deputy Director of the Korean CIA against rival Jang Geonyoung.
- The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu, Sept. 10): #MomTok returns with Taylor back from The Bachelorette and Whitney debuting on Broadway.
- Crew Girl (Netflix, Sept. 10): rower Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), with Jessica Paré, Sam Braun and Kyle Clark, becomes coxswain of a boys' crew team.
- Colin From Accounts (Paramount+, Sept. 10): season three follows Gordon and Ashley after their proposal fallout.
- High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam (TNT, Sept. 13): Joel Kinnaman plays CIA officer John Nixon interrogating Saddam Hussein (Waleed Zuaiter) after his 2003 capture.
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (syndicated, Sept. 14): season five opens with guests Tom Cruise, Doja Cat and Jamie Foxx.
- Dancing With the Stars (ABC, Sept. 15): season 35 features Ciara Miller and Maura Higgins among the cast.
- R.J. Decker (ABC, Sept. 15): Scott Speedman returns for season two of the drama.
- Toxic (Investigation Discovery, Sept. 15): Elizabeth Chambers continues speaking with survivors of domestic abuse.
- Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence (BritBox, Sept. 15): a contemporary English-language take on the detective duo.
- The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo, Sept. 16): season seven brings back Lisa Barlow, Mary Cosby, Heather Gay, Angie Katsanevas, Meredith Marks, Bronwyn Newport, Whitney Rose and Britani Bateman, with Ashley Quai joining.
- Slow Horses (Apple TV, Sept. 16): Gary Oldman returns as Jackson Lamb for season six, with the Slow Horses on the run from Diana Taverner.
- Neagley (Prime Video, Sept. 16): Maria Sten stars as Frances Neagley, a Reacher spinoff tied to Lee Child's novels.
- Golden Axe (Paramount+, Sept. 16): an adaptation of Sega's 1989 video game following warriors battling Death Adder.
- The Traitors: New Blood (NBC/Peacock, Sept. 17): host Alan Cumming brings 22 everyday Americans, chosen from over 80,000 applicants, to his Scottish castle.
- Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (Netflix, Sept. 17): a dramatization of the Lizzie Borden murders.
- Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Starz, Sept. 18): season two follows Henry (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia Beauchamp (Hermione Corfield), and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) amid the 1715 Jacobite Rising.
- Jay-Z in 8 (HBO, Sept. 18): an eight-episode series in which Jay-Z reflects on his career with producer Rick Rubin, 30 years after Reasonable Doubt.
- MobLand (Paramount+, Sept. 18): season two of the Harrigan family crime drama.
- Scariest House in America (HGTV, Sept. 18): Retta tours 20 reportedly haunted properties.
- American Hostage (MGM+, Sept. 20): a dramatization of Indianapolis radio reporter Fred Heckman's 1970s hostage crisis with Tony Kiritsis.
- Kevin Hart's Cold as Balls (Netflix, Sept. 20): Kevin Hart interviews athletes in ice tubs.
- The Voice (NBC, Sept. 21): season 30 features coaches Adam Levine and Kelly Clarkson joined by newcomers Riley Green and Queen Latifah.
- Line of Fire (NBC, Sept. 21): Peter Krause stars in a new drama about a U.S. Marshal's death sparking a conspiracy.
