Judge Judy tells America’s critics to ‘go somewhere else’
by The Washington Times AI News Desk · The Washington TimesJudy Sheindlin, the former New York family court judge and television arbitrator known to millions as Judge Judy, has a blunt message for people who want to remake the country: leave it.
Ms. Sheindlin, 83, made the remarks in an interview with USA Today published as CBS marked the 30th anniversary of “Judge Judy,” saying people who dislike the United States and want to change it should look elsewhere. “If you don’t like this country, go somewhere else,” she said.
She credited America’s success to a culture that rewards ambition, pointing to achievements from the polio vaccine to modern artificial intelligence as evidence of what a system built on excellence and entrepreneurship can produce, adding that “whether you like it or not, it’s there.”
Ms. Sheindlin also weighed in on what she sees as a national hunger for the manners of an earlier decade. She told W Magazine that Americans today “like rules, law, order, and personal responsibility” — the same instincts, she argued, that made her courtroom franchise a ratings juggernaut for three decades. She added that people want quiet, considerate neighbors and have little patience for excuses when bad behavior affects others.
The TV veteran also pointed to rising antisemitism, racism and political division as signs of a coarsening culture, saying families increasingly split along ideological lines can no longer discuss politics with civility.
Ms. Sheindlin’s original “Judge Judy” ran for 25 seasons before ending in 2021; its successor, “Judy Justice,” is set to conclude next month. She has said she plans to step back from on-camera work but will stay involved behind the scenes. Her son, Judge Adam Levy, is continuing the family’s courtroom-television tradition with his own series, “Adam’s Law.”
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