Judge Judy: The Best 'Judy-isms' From Her Courtroom

Judge Judith Sheindlin was a 25 year veteran of family court, before taking her popular Television show, Judge Judy. Her show was originally slated to be called, "Hot Bench", but this court show name didn't fare so well in testing, so Judge Judy won out.
Her husband, Jerry Sheindlin, is also a seasoned Supreme Court Judge who had a two-year run on the other court television show, The People's Court. Jerry eventually retired from The People's Court, but Judy continued on her popular courtroom show, hitting the 15 year mark in 2011. Judge Judy (the television show) is so popular that it beats Oprah on a regular basis - according to Nielson ratings - easily making her show "the most watched courtroom in America". When asked in a 2003 60 Minutes interview, What keeps her going? Judy replied that it is the ten cases a year where she makes a positive difference in the world, out of the thousands of cases she hears in a year.

Judge Judy has had many one-liners that are very popular in her television courtroom. These sayings, also called Judyisms, have resonated in the minds of liars and not-so-smart people filling her courtroom since 1996 - when the show started. So without further ado, let's take a look at them.

Here are Judge Judy's best Judyisms to date:

"I am a truth machine!"

"Baloney!"

"Ridiculous!"

"Um is not an answer!"

"Oh puh-lease!"

"Are you kidding me?!? Get over it!"

"You are pretty thick!"

"Are you trying to justify to me that you are an idiot?"

"If your mother didn't lay it out for you like that, I'm gonna lay it out for you like that..."

"That is the guiltiest face I've seen all day."

"Don't ask me how I'm doing. Where's the money?"

"I'd like ten million people to hear that you've done something stupid. That's my joy in life."

"You know what my father used to say? He used to say: Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining."

"Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It doesn't work and it annoys the pig."

"Dumb ideas come from people who have dumb brains."

"Beauty fades, dumb is forever."

"Either you are playing dumb, or its not an act."

"You speak. I rule, and then you shut up. Do you understand?"

"You see, they don't keep me here because I'm gorgeous and 5' 10" [Courtroom laughter; Judge Judy laughs and then stops abruptly] "Sit down!"

"Liar, liar, pants on fire!"

"I eat liars for breakfast."

"You lie to me, and I'll wipe up the floor with you worse than anyone who's ever tackled you."

"You better tell me the truth because I'm much smarter than you are."

"Your story is a crock of baloney!"

"On your best day, you are not as smart as me on my worst day...when I'm sleeping."

"You think you are smarter than I am?" [response: "Huh?"] "That's not a hard question!"

"You thought this was gonna be easy?" [response: "No ma'am"] "...because its not gonna be easy!"

I hope you have enjoyed these Judyisms. Judge Judy continues to be my favorite court television show, and I watch it whenever I get a chance. If you haven't given it a chance, I highly recommend you watch an episode, so you can see these Judyisms and maybe even learn a little common sense from Judge Judy.

More Content! If you are entertained by these Judyisms, be sure to read all of the best Charlieisms in my article, titled: "A List of Charlie Sheen's 'Charlie-isms'...Because Drug Tests Don't Lie"

Source:
DVD. Judge Judy: Justice Served.