Despite all that Judge Judy has accomplished in her life, there is one aspect of her profession that she regrets. And a lot of people never would have imagined it.

Judge Judy, also known as Judy Sheindlin, had always known she wanted to work in the legal field.

She studied in government at American University in Washington, D.C., after graduating from James Madison High School in New York.

She spent some time in the nation’s capital before moving back to New York to finish her legal studies.

She passed the state bar in 1965, the same year she graduated. Not long after graduating, she was employed by a cosmetic corporation as a corporate lawyer.

However, after just two years, she decided that the corporate legal world was not for her, and she quit.

She became a mother of two after quitting her work. In 1972, she made yet another position change and began working as a prosecutor in the family court system of New York.

She gained notoriety in the legal system, leading to her appointment as a criminal court judge by Mayor Ed Koch.

Four years later, she was elevated to the position of supervising judge in the Manhattan family court division.

Her no-nonsense demeanor in New York started garnering national prominence by the early 1990s.

Sheindlin’s television career took off after she made appearances in 60 Minutes and The Los Angeles Times.

Sheindlin was offered a cameo in the 2001 film Legally Blonde during her tenure. She added to E News, ‘They said, ‘We’d like you to be the judge,’ through someone.’

The 81-year-old said that turning down the cameo was the “biggest mistake” of her career, but she did not explain why.

‘Refusing to play that role in the film.’
She continued, ‘There are moments when you have to seize the opportunity and run with it.