"Make Up Your Mind": Judge Judy Weighs in on Lindsay Clancy Case in TMZ Street Interview
- Judge Judy was stopped by TMZ reporters on 18 September 2026 and asked about the high-profile Lindsay Clancy case
- The television judge gave a pointed response when asked whether Clancy was guilty, drawing a sharp distinction between the act and any justification for it
- Viewers online were divided over Judge Judy's comments, with thousands flooding the TikTok clip with reactions
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Judge Judy Sheindlin found herself in the middle of a charged street interview on 18 September 2026 when TMZ reporters caught up with her on a city sidewalk and pressed her for her take on the Lindsay Clancy case.
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Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, became the centre of one of the most debated criminal cases in recent American memory after killing her three young children. Her defence argued she was suffering from a severe mental health crisis at the time, brought on in part by postpartum psychosis.
When the TMZ reporter asked whether Clancy was guilty, Sheindlin did not hesitate. She told the reporter there was no question that Clancy had killed her children. The only question, she said, was whether there was an excuse for it, before telling the reporter to make up their own mind.
Asked whether Clancy should be retried following an earlier legal development in the case, Sheindlin acknowledged there was a danger in not pursuing a retrial, suggesting that allowing such cases to go unprosecuted could set a troubling precedent.
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When the reporter raised comments made by US Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who had reportedly called for the public execution of Clancy during a separate TMZ interview in Washington, DC, Sheindlin was brief and direct. She called the suggestion ridiculous.
The ambush-style interview, shot against a backdrop of glass and stone building facades, lasted only a few minutes, but Sheindlin's clipped, no-nonsense responses were enough to send the clip viral. Watch the interview that got everyone talking:
Viewers discuss Judge Judy on Lindsay Clancy
The clip amassed attention on TikTok, with people firmly divided over what Sheindlin had to say:
@✿Muñeca✿ wrote:
"That's a good enough answer to tell me she's against her."
@SOSMOM said:
"Judge Judy is a legend!"
@Vandara commented:
"At this point Lindsey has her own cult, the Ku Klux Klancy."
@SirAllenLee88 said:
"Tell me Judge Judy didn't watch the trial without telling me she didn't watch the trial."
@Justin Childress added:
"Judge Judy was one of the last logical thinking voices on TV. I hope they don't fill the void with rubbish."
@lillydolcini wrote:
"The question is, is there an excuse for it? What a sick world we live in to even ask that."
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