Judge Judith Sheindlin, more commonly known as the fiery daytime TV personality “Judge Judy,” will deliver the University at Albany’s Undergraduate Commencement Address on May 20, the ASP has learned.

Sheindlin is no stranger to the university. She served on UAlbany’s Parents Council and her son and two stepsons earned bachelor’s degrees in the 1980s and now pursue careers in law and medicine.

“I look forward to returning to Albany to address the class of 2012,” said Sheindlin in a statement. “As a parent of three University at Albany graduates, I can assure the graduating class their UAlbany education will provide a strong foundation for success.”

“Judge Judy” is known for her popular television show, which debuted in 1996, which emphasizes personal responsibility to those who come before her in small claims cases. Her show is viewed by 10 million people a day and in 2010 became the most popular daytime television program on U.S. television.

Sheindlin was the only woman among 126 students in the 1960s to graduate from American University’s Washington College of Law and finished her law degree at New York Law School. She served as a family court prosecutor and retired from the bench in 1996 to become a judge in criminal court.

Former Superintendent of the New York State Police, Thomas A. Constantine, will deliver the UAlbany graduate commencement address on May 19. Constantine is a public service professor at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy since 1999.