completed twelve and a half seasons presiding over the program, officially making her the longest-running judge on The People's Court. The late Joseph Wapner, the show's original judge, was the previous holder of this record. By the spring of 2021, she reached 20 years as presiding judge over the program. In contrast to The People's Courts previous arbiters, Milian is considerably more animated in her role, but she's also known for being levelheaded and logical in her observations and handling of the cases. Although engaging for the most part, Milian also dishes out a good-natured, lively sass at the litigants and does not tolerate any disrespect from them. Milian explains Americans' fascination with the court show genre: "We are a fast-food nation. People love to see resolution, they want to watch someone who has done wrong confronted and see justice prevail … all in an hour." Milian was portrayed by Cecily Strong in a 2017 Saturday Night Live parody of The People's Court where she presided over a case between President Donald Trump and three judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Personal life Milian is married to John Schlesinger, a former assistant United States attorney who was elected to the 11th Judicial Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Florida, the same position that Milian held before retiring to host The People's Court. They live in Coral Gables, Florida with their three children. She travels to Stamford, Connecticut, bimonthly for three days of taping of The People's Court. Milian is the spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Safe Online Surfing (FBI-SOS) campaign. In 2019, she appeared on the daytime version of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?, winning $5,000 for Camp Fiesta, a Florida summer camp free for children with cancer. Television credits See also List of Hispanic/Latino American jurists References External links 1961 births Living people People from Astoria, Queens Lawyers from New York City Lawyers from Miami American women lawyers American women television personalities Florida lawyers Florida state court judges Television judges American judges of Cuban descent Hispanic and Latino American judges Harvard Law School faculty University of Miami faculty University of Miami School of Law alumni Georgetown University Law Center alumni 20th-century American judges 21st-century American judges 20th-century American women judges 21st-century American women judges