Judge Judy Sheindlin is putting her son on the bench. CBS Media Ventures has released the trailer for "Adam's Law," a new daytime court show led by Judge Adam Levy, set to premiere on Monday, September 14, 2026, in first-run syndication — meaning it will air on local broadcast stations across the United States rather than on a cable channel or streaming platform. Variety

Sheindlin created the series and serves as executive producer alongside Roland Tieh. Sandra Allen is co-executive producer for CBS and Sheindlin's Queen Bee Productions, which produces the show with CBS Media Ventures. Variety; Paramount Press Express

In the trailer, Sheindlin says she would not have encouraged her son to take on the show five years ago. She also predicts it will become the No. 1 program in daytime. Variety

Levy brings 25 years of legal experience to the role. He served two terms as Putnam County District Attorney in New York, was the founding member of the Putnam County Intelligence Committee, and taught at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and the New York Prosecutors Training Institute. On screen, he previously served as presiding judge on "Tribunal Justice" and "Justice on Trial," both on Prime Video. Variety

"Adam's Law" will air on CBS-owned stations including CBS LA and WCBS-TV New York. It joins a CBS Media Ventures fall 2026 distribution slate of three new titles. "The Drew Barrymore Show" and "Hot Bench" — the latter another Sheindlin-created court show — are also set to return the same Monday, September 14. Yahoo Entertainment; The Futon Critic

The Sheindlin track record in daytime is hard to ignore. "Judge Judy" ran for 25 seasons, ending in 2021, and became the No. 1 first-run syndicated program in the United States, averaging 10 million viewers an episode. At her peak in the 2010s, Sheindlin was daytime television's highest-paid star, earning around $47 million a year. Variety

She did not leave the bench behind after "Judge Judy" ended. In 2021, Sheindlin launched "Judy Justice" on Amazon Prime Video's Freevee (a free, ad-supported streaming tier). Its first season drew 25 million hours of viewing time and became IMDb TV's top original program in both first streams and hours watched. Variety

For viewers, "Adam's Law" marks a family handoff: the mother who built a daytime empire is now producing a show built around her son's courtroom. Whether it lands the No. 1 slot Sheindlin is predicting will depend on whether Levy can hold an audience that spent a quarter-century watching his mother do exactly that.