After 16 years of reigning as TV's most renowned courtroom judge, Judge Judy is in the hot seat, herself.
Judge Judy, aka Judge Judith Sheindlin, is being sued for half a million dollars by the ex-wife of her producer Randall Douhit who claims that Judge Judy only paid $50,000 for fine china that is worth $500,000.
According to Patric Jones, Douhit's ex-wife, Douhit and the judge coAccording to a recent Associated Press profile, her TV show averaged 10.1 million viewers each day during the third week of January, a typical week - more than the next three courtroom TV shows combined, the Nielsen company said.nspired together to keep her from getting her share of the sale of their Christofle Mary Bone china which was community property. Now Jones wants the family law TV judge to return the china or pay her $514,421.14 which includes punitive damages.
However, the feisty judge is fighting back against the lawsuit. She told TMZ.com, "I have not seen any complaint by the former Mrs. Douthit, however, I don't owe this lady a cent. And if this 50-year-old woman would spend her time more productively at trying to find a job, instead of abusing the judicial system with frivolous lawsuits, we would all be a lot better off."
She added, "I don't mind getting my hands dirty, and I don't mind getting to the truth of a situation and saying, 'You're right, you're wrong, next case.' If I wasn't right most of the time, we wouldn't be having this conversation today," Ms. Sheindlin told AP.
Judge Judy averaged 10.1 million viewers each day during the a typical week in January, a typical week which is more than the next three courtroom TV shows combined, according to the Nielsen company.