Judge Judy Sheindlin and her husband Judge Jerry Sheindlin attend the 55th annual Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai Gala on November 13, 2012.Photo: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicNearly five decades into her marriage,Judge Judy Sheindlinknows how to create lasting love with husbandJerry Sheindlin.TheJudy Justicestar, 81, sharedthe secret to her marriagewith Jerry, tellingE! News, “You don’t spend 24 hours together because that’s deadly.”“Jerry just celebrated his 90th birthday and I still like to look at him when he walks in the room—that’s a key,” she added.Judith “Judge Judy” Sheindlin and husband Judge Jerry Sheindlin.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagicThe couple got married in 1977 and share five children from both of their previous marriages. In 1990, they divorced but remarried the following year. After so many years together,Judypreviously opened up to PEOPLE about how a good physiquekeeps the spark alivebetween the pair.“We’re both very surface people when it comes to that,” she told PEOPLE in 2021. “You know if you fall instantaneously for somebody that means there’s a physical attraction. And people age, people they change, you can either do it gracefully or you can say ‘I give up.’ “She continued, “And I, for myself, I said ‘I choose to not give up, I choose to stay fit.’ So don’t even think about anything but staying, looking as good as you can possibly look at this stage in your life.““I don’t have to tell him that more than once, he loves himself desperately,” she joked of Jerry.InMarlo Thomas and Phil Donahue’s 2020 book,What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life,Judy revealed that Jerry was initially hesitant about the idea of tying the knot a second time. (Judy was previously married to Ronald Levy while Jerry was married to Suzanne Rosenthal.)“I actually had to drag him to the altar … He had no intention of divorcing his wife, even though they had been separated for three or four years. After we were together for about a year, I said, ‘I want to see your divorce in the newspaper or don’t bother calling again,’ " she recalled.“I said, ‘I’m not going to do that,’ " Jerry added. “So she whipped out a calendar and said, ‘Pick a date. Now.’ “Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The third season ofJudy Justiceis currently streaming on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee with new episodes premiering every weekday until April 5.
Judge Judy Sheindlin and her husband Judge Jerry Sheindlin attend the 55th annual Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai Gala on November 13, 2012.Photo: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
Nearly five decades into her marriage,Judge Judy Sheindlinknows how to create lasting love with husbandJerry Sheindlin.TheJudy Justicestar, 81, sharedthe secret to her marriagewith Jerry, tellingE! News, “You don’t spend 24 hours together because that’s deadly.”“Jerry just celebrated his 90th birthday and I still like to look at him when he walks in the room—that’s a key,” she added.Judith “Judge Judy” Sheindlin and husband Judge Jerry Sheindlin.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagicThe couple got married in 1977 and share five children from both of their previous marriages. In 1990, they divorced but remarried the following year. After so many years together,Judypreviously opened up to PEOPLE about how a good physiquekeeps the spark alivebetween the pair.“We’re both very surface people when it comes to that,” she told PEOPLE in 2021. “You know if you fall instantaneously for somebody that means there’s a physical attraction. And people age, people they change, you can either do it gracefully or you can say ‘I give up.’ “She continued, “And I, for myself, I said ‘I choose to not give up, I choose to stay fit.’ So don’t even think about anything but staying, looking as good as you can possibly look at this stage in your life.““I don’t have to tell him that more than once, he loves himself desperately,” she joked of Jerry.InMarlo Thomas and Phil Donahue’s 2020 book,What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life,Judy revealed that Jerry was initially hesitant about the idea of tying the knot a second time. (Judy was previously married to Ronald Levy while Jerry was married to Suzanne Rosenthal.)“I actually had to drag him to the altar … He had no intention of divorcing his wife, even though they had been separated for three or four years. After we were together for about a year, I said, ‘I want to see your divorce in the newspaper or don’t bother calling again,’ " she recalled.“I said, ‘I’m not going to do that,’ " Jerry added. “So she whipped out a calendar and said, ‘Pick a date. Now.’ “Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The third season ofJudy Justiceis currently streaming on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee with new episodes premiering every weekday until April 5.
Nearly five decades into her marriage,Judge Judy Sheindlinknows how to create lasting love with husbandJerry Sheindlin.
TheJudy Justicestar, 81, sharedthe secret to her marriagewith Jerry, tellingE! News, “You don’t spend 24 hours together because that’s deadly.”
“Jerry just celebrated his 90th birthday and I still like to look at him when he walks in the room—that’s a key,” she added.
Judith “Judge Judy” Sheindlin and husband Judge Jerry Sheindlin.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
The couple got married in 1977 and share five children from both of their previous marriages. In 1990, they divorced but remarried the following year. After so many years together,Judypreviously opened up to PEOPLE about how a good physiquekeeps the spark alivebetween the pair.
“We’re both very surface people when it comes to that,” she told PEOPLE in 2021. “You know if you fall instantaneously for somebody that means there’s a physical attraction. And people age, people they change, you can either do it gracefully or you can say ‘I give up.’ "
She continued, “And I, for myself, I said ‘I choose to not give up, I choose to stay fit.’ So don’t even think about anything but staying, looking as good as you can possibly look at this stage in your life.”
“I don’t have to tell him that more than once, he loves himself desperately,” she joked of Jerry.
InMarlo Thomas and Phil Donahue’s 2020 book,What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life,Judy revealed that Jerry was initially hesitant about the idea of tying the knot a second time. (Judy was previously married to Ronald Levy while Jerry was married to Suzanne Rosenthal.)
“I actually had to drag him to the altar … He had no intention of divorcing his wife, even though they had been separated for three or four years. After we were together for about a year, I said, ‘I want to see your divorce in the newspaper or don’t bother calling again,’ " she recalled.
“I said, ‘I’m not going to do that,’ " Jerry added. “So she whipped out a calendar and said, ‘Pick a date. Now.’ "
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The third season ofJudy Justiceis currently streaming on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee with new episodes premiering every weekday until April 5.
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