Gerald Sheindlin (born November 19, 1933) is an American author, television personality, jurist and attorney.
He is the author of two books, Genetic Fingerprinting: The Law and Science of DNA Evidence and Blood Trail.
This put him in competition with his wife Judith Sheindlin, a fellow former judge who presided over top-rated court show Judge Judy, which ran for 25 seasons from 1996 to 2021 and led to spin-off courtroom streaming series Judy Justice.
Sheindlin has 3 children (Gregory, Jonathan and Nicole), 2 stepchildren (Jamie and Adam Levy), 13 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild.
Jonathan A. Sheindlin is a retinal surgeon[4] and Greg, Adam and Nicole are lawyers.