Jerry Sheindlin
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| Born | Gerald Sheindlin November 19, 1933 Trial Judge of the New York Supreme Court |
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| Children | 5 |
Gerald "Jerry" Sheindlin (born November 19, 1933) is an American author, television personality, jurist and attorney. He spent many years as a trial judge serving the New York Supreme Court.[3]
Life and career
After serving in the Army during the Korean War, Sheindlin received a B.A. from Long Island University and a L.L.B from Brooklyn Law School, in 1959. He is the author of two books, Genetic Fingerprinting: The Law and Science of DNA Evidence and Blood Trail.
Following his career as a trial judge, Sheindlin became a television arbitrator when he replaced former New York City Mayor
Personal life
He is married to Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy (so named after her court TV series). The two married in 1978, a second marriage for both. They were divorced in 1990, but they remarried in 1991. Sheindlin has 3 children (Gregory, Jonathan and Nicole), 2 stepchildren (Jamie and Adam Levy), 13 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Jonathan A. Sheindlin is a retinal surgeon[4] and Greg, Adam and Nicole are lawyers.
References
- ^ "SHEINDLIN v. SHEINDLIN | 88 A.D.2d 930 (1982) | ad2d9301335 | Leagle.com".
- ^ "Gerald Sheindlin - Ancestry.com". Ancestry.com.
- ^ Chronopoulos, Themis (2011). Spatial Regulation in New York City: From Urban Renewal to Zero Tolerance. United States: Routledge. pp. 161
- ^ "Bio: Dr. Jonathan Sheindlin" Archived January 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, NYU Langone Medical Center
External links
- Jerry Sheindlin at IMDb
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