Judge Judy’s Top 10 Rules for Success. Need motivation? Watch a Top 10 with Believe Nation! Grab a snack and chew on today’s lessons from a woman who went from being a prosecutor, and a judge in the family court system, to starting an award Judge Judy series when she was 54 years old and becoming the highest-paid television personality! She’s Judy Sheindlin and here’s my take on her Top 10 Rules for Success!