revealing she suffered a mini-stroke, adding her colleagues whom she had worked with for over a decade noticed there was something wrong:
"[…] And without asking, which was probably a good thing, because I would've said 'don't go there,' they called paramedics."
Judy ended up in the hospital and divulged that she may have suffered a transient ischemic attack. Earlier that day, she experienced double vision, which quickly disappeared, but once filming began, she started speaking slowly.
The CBS 3 chief health correspondent explained that the media personality's symptoms may have been "a sign of a stroke – or the beginning of a really large, major stroke." Judy was released from the hospital a day after tests. As for her syndicated court show, it aired for 25 years until 2021. Judy earned a reported $47 million per season, making her the highest-paid TV host.
Judy has since begun a new court show called "Judy Justice," in its second season. Aside from her successful career, she has celebrated milestones such as turning 81.
Under the now-defunct court program's Instagram page of "Judge Judy," there is a birthday tribute to her with a message that reads: Happy Birthday to the one and only Judge Judy!" In her long life, Judy has been married three times and is a mother and grandmother.
The television producer's first marriage was to Ronald Levy, whom she married from 1964 to 1976. The former couple welcomed two children together. Judy later met her current spouse, Jerry Sheindlin, an on-screen courtroom judge on "The People's Court," at a bar.
Judy Sheindlin and Jerry Sheindlin on November 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images
Judy Sheindlin and Jerry Sheindlin at the Susan G. Komen New York City Race For The Cure 2009 at Central Park on September 13, 2009 in New York. | Source: Getty Images
Judge Judy Sheindlin and Judge Jerry Sheindlin during Judge Judy Sheindlin Honored With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard on February 14, 2006 in Hollywood, California. | Source: Getty Images
He had just finished trying a murder case as a defense lawyer when she was still working as a prosecutor. While at the bar, Jerry, whom Judy advised to do "The People's Court," was speaking to a reporter from the New York Times when his future wife came along and put her finger in his face, asking who he was.
Judy Sheindlin and Jerry Sheindlin at "The Performers" on Broadway at The Longacre Theater on November 10, 2012 in New York City. | Source: Getty Images
Judy Sheindlin and Jerry Sheindlin on December 17, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. | Source: Getty Images
He told her to remove her finger from his face; they have been together since that encounter. In a May 2013 interview, Judy recalled that Jerry was hesitant about getting married just a year into their relationship. She suggested if he wanted them to cohabit, he should ask for her father's permission.
Judy revealed that the attorney opted to set a date for their wedding because he was "afraid" of her dad, and they were married from 1977 to 1990. After their divorce, the couple reconciled and wed again in 1991. They have been married for three decades now.
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