So basically an affectation, an effort to lend extra credence to her words.
Like when someone begins a sentence with "As an expert.."
What got her fired from being a Judge?
1975: appointed Assistant District Attorney Westchester County N.Y.
1990: elected Westchester County judge
1993: elected Westchester County District Attorney. Respected twice. 12 years served. Did not run again in 2005
She is not simply a celebrity "judge".
It is not an affectation, she was a judge.
I suppose she makes better money and has a national TV show. More exposure. Fame. Celebrity. Clout. Connections. Dinner parties.
They will always introduced a politician who is no longer in office by the title he held when he retired, as in Speaker Gingrich as Chris Wallace did this morning.