Judy Sheindlin, also known as TV's “Judge Judy,” opened up about her decision to back Michael Bloomberg Michael BloombergThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Latest with the COVID-19 relief bill negotiations The Memo: 2020 is all about winning Florida The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump, Biden renew push for Latino support MORE in the Democratic presidential race in an interview Monday, saying “there was no other voice for me other than a voice of someone who has experience in governance.”

During an appearance on ABC’s “The View,” Sheindlin, who had never publicly endorsed any presidential candidate up until Bloomberg, said Monday that she has “never seen Americans so angry with each other as a family, and it became sort of frightening when you couldn’t go to a social gathering and have a difference of opinion."

Judge Judy on endorsing former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg for president: “There was no other voice for me other than a voice of someone who has experience in governance." https://t.co/f8u2wbJuik pic.twitter.com/u2oiwe20Ya — The View (@TheView) January 6, 2020

“If you view America as the greatest family on the planet, I felt as if it was time for America, which is the greatest country in the world, to have the greatest president,” Sheindlin said.

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“When I looked at the field of 2020 candidates … there was no other voice, for me, other than the voice of someone who has experience in governance second only to the president of the United States,” she said.

She went on to note Bloomberg’s experience as former mayor of New York City, saying: “There was a good feeling [under Bloomberg], it was a feeling that things were run effectively and efficiently during his 12 years as mayor.”

“I felt that way when he was the mayor, and he’s a brilliant, self-made guy,” Sheindlin, who was born in New York City, continued.

She made similar comments in a campaign ad for Bloomberg that dropped earlier on Monday, in which she said “no one comes close to Mike Bloomberg's executive achievement, government experience, and impactful philanthropy.”

"His steady leadership will unite our country and bring us through these very challenging times,” she added in the clip.

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During her interview later on Monday, Sheindlin also addressed some of the heat Bloomberg has received from other candidates who have accused the billionaire of using his wealth to influence the race.

“I think that to define Mike Bloomberg as just another rich guy is one of the greatest injustices of this political campaign that we’re in,” she said. “Mike Bloomberg is the only one of the candidates who has experience governing and managing and successful.”

“And if he’s successful and happened to have made money being successful,” she added, “that, folks, is the American dream. That’s what’s supposed to happen.”