'My decisions are based on facts, not feelings,' Levy says of his work on the daytime court show that is a successor to his mother's work on 'Judge Judy' Don’t lie and don’t cry. That sentiment has emerged as an unofficial motto for the daytime courtshow “Adam’s Law” after one week on the air. The Monday-Friday syndicated series debuted Sept. 14 as a bet by CBS that the court-show genre still has room for fresh faces.
Judge Adam Levy comes to the bench with strong TV credentials. He spent several seasons on the Amazon Prime Video series “Tribunal Justice.” In his professional career, Levy established himself as a no-nonsense prosecutor and district attorney for New York’s Putnam County. He also logged many courtroom miles in private practice.
On top of all those bona fides, it’s fair to say that being a TV judge runs in the family. He is the son of the most well-known jurist in America: Judith Sheindlin, aka Judge Judy. Levy, 57, was undaunted in pursuing a career in law despite his mother’s significant presence as a family court judge in Manhattan and her later TV stardom.
His stepfather, Jerry Sheindlin, is also a prominent lawyer and served three seasons on the bench for “The People’s Court” in 1999-2001. Levy assures those who are ready to shout “nepo baby” that he brings his own style and a very different approach to how he settles familiar disputes revolving around landlords and tenants, employment and business fights, romances gone wrong and the like. He’s tough and he’s got a sharp tongue.
I have the skill set to do this job. I haven’t put in place these unrealistic expectations for myself, like becoming more famous or better than Judy was — ever. If I can have just a small piece of the success she had, I’d be thrilled.” Levy’s approach to the cases he hears on “Adam’s Law” is different from Sheindlin’s process.
He spends days preparing for each of the cases, researching the situations and the evidence presented by both sides. Sheindlin’s preference was to be surprised by the evidence and the individuals so that she did not appear to be acting on camera. Levy takes an entirely different tack.
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