The smartest judge ever to slip on a little black robe is Judy Scheindlin. In all modesty, Judge Judy has never made that broad claim,although she does often truthfully remind dimbulbs who plead in her televised courtroom, that she is smarter than they are on her very worst day. It is not a far stretch to believe that she would be a shining beacon if only she could be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Jimmy Kimmel stops people on the street to ask them what they think of President Obama’s plan to appoint Judge Judy to the Supreme Court. (From Jimmy’s mouth to God’s ear) One of my personal favorites came from a man who responded: “She’s a gangsta, you gotta give her that, that’s a plus.” And so it is, certainly a vote of confidence.
While Jimmy’s “Lie Witness News” is always a spoof, Judge Judy’s uncommon common sense, and ability to see through B.S. would go far in the Supreme Court. Maybe it’s time to launch a ‘Judge Judy for Supreme Court’ campaign?! In related news, Judy ranks high in a Reader’s Digest poll of most trusted Americans. See who the other top contenders are, and the inexplicable assumptions Americans make about celebrities, which also explains the results of elections. Hint: One ‘ most trusted celebrity’ spent months talking to – and arguing with, a volleyball with which he developed an emotional attachment, while marooned on a deserted island…In a movie, of course. His personal life may well be peculiar.