Judge's Wife: People Say He Should Have His Own TV Show Anna Nicole Judge's Wife Tells ABC News: 'I Find Him to Be Brilliant' Feb. 22, 2007 — Not since Judge Ito has a black robe so thoroughly failed to mask the colorful personality of the man beneath it. For more than a week, Florida circuit court Judge Larry Seidlin has run the Anna Nicole Smith court hearing with a jarring combination of comic wisecracks, stunningly personal commentary and naked emotion.