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INTERVIEW WITH A JUDGE
March 12, 2026
Question Set 2
Name: Judy Jones
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Details: Common Pleas judge - on the bench for 11 years
Conducted by D S Allen
QUESTIONS
1. What is the most suspicious thing you've done in a dream?
​I sentenced a convicted murderer to a 2-year sentence, then woke up in a cold sweat.​
2. If you could have any fictional character as your personal assistant, who would it be?
Alan Shore.
3. How would you redesign the layout of a grocery store?
I couldn't care less!
4. What is the most creative way you've seen someone eat a sandwich?
An inmate had his hands cuffed behind his back yet still managed to get a sandwich in his mouth.
5. What's the most interesting thing you've found in your pocket?
Whatever I placed there.
6. How would you convince a plant to move to a new pot?
Move on, I don't have time for stupidity!
7. What's the most embarrassing thing you've done in front of a mirror?
Nothing that needs to be mentioned here.
8. What's the most awkward thing you've done on a first date?
I've been married for twenty years and don't even remember our first date.
9. If your thoughts had a scent, what would they smell like?
Lavender - nice question.
10. What would you do with your ex during a never-ending elevator ride?
I clarified this previously.
11. How would you describe your relationship with your shadow?
I believe in embracing our shadows, so very good.
12. What's the most interesting thing about your daily routine?
​It's consistent, so that could be interesting, for some.
13. What's the worst gift you've ever received?
My second son - he's incarcerated for shoplifting, rightfully so. Those are not my genes!
14. Do you think all men are sex addicts?
One could argue that point.
15. Do you have a favorite type of ginger?
Galangal.
16. If you could have dinner with anyone famous, who would it be?
The other Judy - Judith Sheindlin.
17. If you could create a new holiday, what would it celebrate?
The falsely accused.
18. How do you feel about Egyptian clowns?
Don't go back to this nonsense, please.
19. Do you feel that there is too much hype about paint colors?
Are we nearly done here?
20. Do you agree with the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment?
That was disgusting!