Judge Judy Reveals How to Spot a Liar Based on 30 Years of Courtroom TV

“Judge Judy” — aka Judith Sheindlin — revealed how she spots a liar based on her 30 years of courtroom TV experience.

In an interview with W Magazine published on September 22, the Judge Judy and Judy Justice star opened up about what folks who are fibbing have in common.

“I start out with the assumption that what they’re saying is usually not true,” Sheindlin, 83, explained. “If you run a red light and you can’t walk a straight line, chances are you’re ­driving while under the influence of something. If somebody tells you, ‘I can’t walk a straight line because I have dyslexia,’ well, that doesn’t make sense to me. I know people who have dyslexia. While they may have difficulty learning, they know how to walk straight lines.”

Additionally, she pointed out, “Certain things make sense, and certain things do not. And there are always the telltale signs of fabricating.”

Sheindlin also said she has observed differences in lying behavior based on sex. When women lie, she said an area of their chest turns red. Men, meanwhile, tend to twitch and “get this beady sweat along the top of their lip.”

However, there is one thing everyone has in common while being dishonest, Sheindlin claimed: “People who are lying usually hope to avoid eye contact.”

In September, Sheindlin announced that she was retiring from on-camera roles once her Prime Video series Judy Justice ends in October. The show aired for four seasons beginning in November 2021. Before that, Sheindlin starred on Judge Judy for 25 seasons from 1996 to 2021.

Meanwhile, her son, Adam Levy, launched his new court show Adam’s Law on September 14.

“First of all, he was ready,” Sheindlin told Good Morning America of her decision to retire.

“I’ve aged pretty well over the years,” she added. “Reasonably. I look better than my grandmother did at my age, which didn’t take a lot. But it’s time for me to. I’m still going to be creative…. I’m just going to take the message and put it in a little bit of a different form. I’m going to become the Benjamin Button of court.”