https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/09/judge-judy... Famed television court personality "Judge" Judy Sheindlin endorsed 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley in the GOP primary Monday, calling the former South Carolina governor "whip smart." "She is principled, measured and has that illusive quality of real common sense," Sheindlin, who for 25 years helmed the popular reality court show, said of the former ambassador to the United Nations. "I truly think she can restore America and believe she is the future of this great nation."