Move over Judge Judy, the man of the house is heading back to television.
Retired Bronx Supreme Court Justice Gerald Sheindlin is donning his black robe again for a new TV courtroom drama.
Often overshadowed by his wife, Judy Sheindlin, of “Judge Judy” TV fame, Gerald Sheindlin, 77, will get his chance to shine as a cantankerous judge on the TV show “Erroneous Convictions.”
“I ran it by my wife. She said she liked the script very much. So I’m back,” said Sheindlin, whose previous stint on TV was as a judge on “The People’s Court” from 1999 to 2001.
“I was surprised by the tone of it and the fact that it was somewhat unique,” Sheindlin told the NY Daily News. “It was funny. The story really captured the occasional humor that occurs in the courtroom and the unexpected twists and turns in a trial,” he said.
The script also recharged his old judicial juices.
“I miss it occasionally,” he said of his old day job on the bench.
He said his wife of 34 years not only encouraged him to take on the role, she might even score a cameo.
“She’s looking forward to getting me out of the house and away from her for awhile,” he said. “This is a great opportunity for that.”
“Erroneous Convictions” is based on the life of a prosecutor, who also moonlights as an actor.
Sheindlin expects to run his fictional courtroom similar to the way he ran his non-fiction one.
“I ran a tough courtroom,” he said. “I decided early on that I was going to run the courtroom. Period. No one else.”
