Since the success of Sheindlin 's courtroom series , she has been interviewed on talk and cable news broadcasts over the course of her career . These talk and cable news programs include '' Entertainment Tonight '' , '' The Wendy Williams Show '' , '' Katie '' ( numerous appearances ) , '' Larry King Live '' ( numerous appearances ) , '' The View '' ( numerous appearances ) , '' Donny & Marie '' , '' The Talk '' , '' The Tonight Show '' , '' Dateline NBC '' , '' 20/20 '' , etc . On October 17 , 1998 , Sheindlin made a surprise guest appearance on '' Saturday Night Live '' , comedically interrupting one of Cheri Oteri 's regular parodies of her presiding on '' Judge Judy . '' Also as a result of her '' Judge Judy '' show stardom , she served as a judge for the 1999 Miss America pageant
1999 Miss America pageant
Miss America 1999
Judy Sheindlin