Judge Judy revealed her first reaction to son Adam Levy—who she shares with her first husband Ronald Levy—getting his own TV court show: "I wasn't ready to give it up."
Judge Judy had objections to her family following her footsteps into television.
Before creating Adam's Law, a new daytime court show starring her son Adam Levy, the 83-year-old (real name Judy Sheindlin) wasn’t on board with the idea of passing down the gavel after three decades of presiding cases on the small screen.
"I wouldn't have encouraged him to take on this role and responsibility 10 years ago, or even five years ago," Judy shared in an Aug. 6 trailer for Levy's courtroom series, premiering Sept. 14 on CBS, "because I wasn't ready to give it up."
"Quite frankly, I think he has the talent to beat me," the longtime TV arbitrator continued with a laugh, "and I don't like the idea of that."
But seeing how Adam, who she shares with ex Ronald Levy, "understands the law" by having previously served as a district attorney, Judy believes he's "got great TV eyes" to take on the mantel.
"Well, they're my eyes," she quipped. "But I'm confident that he has that kind of entertaining personality that will endear him to the same viewing public that has embraced me for 30 years."
Judy added, "I am handing this baton over to the right person."
Indeed, Adam vows to employ the same type of no-nonsense approach to litigation that made his mom famous.
"The best advice I would give to a litigant coming on Adam's Law is tell the truth," the 58-year-old said in his show's trailer. "When people make statements that are demonstrably false, that really bothers me."
So, does this mean Judy is hanging up her robe and joining her husband Jerry Sheindlin in retirement? Not quite.
"I’m not tired," the Judy Justice star told The Hollywood Reporter in 2021. "I don’t play golf or tennis. I have no desire to learn how to play mahjong, chess or checkers."
"I know what I like to do," the mom of five continued. "Why, at my stage in life, would I try to find something else when I already know what I like?"
As Judy's son prepares to take the bench on Adam's Law, read on to find out what other shows are premiering soon.
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