Longevity and Recognition
‘Judge Judy’ has lasted longer than any other competing court show, even earning a place in the “Guinness World Records” for being the longest-running such show in the court genre ever.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
The show is also the first high-rating court show to win an Emmy. By the year 2011, the show was nominated for a record-making 14 consecutive years. She wasn’t nominated in 2012, but she came back around and earned nominations from 2013 to 2016.