JUDGE JEANINE TELLS IT LIKE IT IS!

Exclusive interview sheds light on FOX yakker's surprising past

POWERHOUSE Judge Jeanine Pirro reshaped how America treats domestic violence cases before she went on to set records as a coanchor on FOX News Channel’s The Five.

As assistant district attorney of New York’s Westchester County, Pirro, 71, started the nation’s first domestic violence unit in a prosecutor’s office. In 1990, she was elected as the first woman to serve as a Westchester County Court judge before making the jump to television, and eventually FOX News in 2011.

In an exclusive interview, Jeanine tells National ENQUIRER readers the secrets to her success in the courtroom and on TV.

Tell us about starting the first domestic violence unit in a prosecutor’s office in the country.