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* [[Jerkass]]: Her Honor herself, who always speaks her mind, regardless of people's feelings. But then again, truth hurts.

** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Sometimes shows a softer side.

* [[The Judge]]: [[Character Title| Take a wild guess.]] She is, by the way, an actual (retired) judge.

* [[Kubrick Stare]]/[[Death Glare]]: Judy, mainly directed at litigants who are demonstrating unusual dishonesty, stupidity, or are otherwise trying her patience.

* [[Living Lie Detector]]: Judge Judy herself (or in her own words, "Truth Machine").

** She thinks she is, at least. Very rarely does she acknowledge the possibility that she MIGHT be wrong.

{{quote|[[Sarcasm Mode|I could be wrong. I was wrong once in 1942.]]}}

*** One case where she ''was'' proven wrong was where she accused a woman of lying when the woman claimed that she walked over a large distance to and from work every day. When her opponent actually ''spoke up in her defense'' when the judge didn't believe her, confirming that yes, she in fact ''did'' walk that distance every day, Judy admitted her mistake and apologized.<br />The above is a ''very'' rare occasion though. Generally speaking, Judy will get more and more irritated if she asks questions she thinks will embarrass defendants and make them look like feckless bums and then gets answers that don't suit her and prove otherwise. She's then most likely to simply change the subject.

:* One case where she ''was'' proven wrong was where she accused a woman of lying when the woman claimed that she walked over a large distance to and from work every day. When her opponent actually ''spoke up in her defense'' when the judge didn't believe her, confirming that yes, she in fact ''did'' walk that distance every day, Judy admitted her mistake and apologized.<br />The above is a ''very'' rare occasion though. Generally speaking, Judy will get more and more irritated if she asks questions she thinks will embarrass defendants and make them look like feckless bums and then gets answers that don't suit her and prove otherwise. She's then most likely to simply change the subject.

* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: When she's not in the courtroom she's a sweet grandmother.

* [[Opening Narration]] / [[Emphasize Everything]]: "''You'' are about to enter the ''courtroom'' of ''Judge Judith Sheindlin!'' The ''people'' are ''real''. The ''cases'' are real. The ''rulings'' are ''final''! (This is ''her'' courtroom!) This is ''Judge Judy''!"