Judy Sheindlin: ~ $420 Million

Believe it or not, American family court judge and television star, Judy Scheindlin, has accumulated a massive net worth of $420 million. Better known as Judge Judy, her show has been around for more than two decades. It’s been nominated 14 consecutive times for a Daytime Emmy Award — but, sadly, it never won. That may be the case, but she is reportedly being paid $47 million per year from the show alone.

So how did she increase her net worth exponentially? Well, she seemed to have put in investment money in the right places – renovating homes and making sure they sell for huge profits. The positive turnout has increased her net worth. Long before she started her show, Judith worked as a corporate lawyer right after she passed the bar examination in 1965. She later found herself dissatisfied with the job and left after a few years to raise her children.