114 Quotes by Judy Sheindlin

I try to have the right thing happen at the end of the case, try to have the case have a moral compass to it, try to do a little teaching while I'm at it because that's the, you know, that's the preacher in me.

When I go on vacation, I leave my house in total order: bills paid, garbage out, no milk in the refrigerator, mail done so that I can better negotiate what will await me.

Nothing in my early childhood suggested to anyone - except maybe my father - that one day I would be standing here and be known simply as Judge Judy.

To be considered presidential timber, there has to be a measure in the way you present your argument.

If you take control over those things you can, you are better able to negotiate the unexpected.

The President of the United State is the leader of the free world, and the world has to be able to rely on his or her word, to feel that they have a good moral compass.

You lock your windows before you leave. You put on an alarm if you live in the country because you know that there are bad people out there. Well, in this Internet age, you know that there are bad people out there. And no matter what you do, those bad people are going to get into your house.

The reason that you have statutes of limitations is because evidence goes stale sometimes.

A judge is supposed to be able to make a decision, and when you make a decision, very often one party - and very often both - are a little disappointed.