Petri Hawkins-Byrd (born Petri Adonis Byrd; November 29, 1957
Brooklyn, New York), better known as Byrd, is a television
personality, known for his role as bailiff on the court program Judge
Judy.Byrd was born in the neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
After graduating from Eastern District High School, he attended Hostos
Community College in The Bronx.Byrd started work as a court officer
for the Brooklyn circuit of the New York City Court System. In 1986 he
was transferred to the Family Court division in Manhattan. It was in
this capacity that Byrd met Judge Judy Sheindlin, who was the
Supervising Family Court Judge for Manhattan. In 1989 Hawkins-Byrd
obtained a criminal justice degree from John Jay College. A year
later, he and his family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in
California when he went to work for the United States Marshals
Service.In 1996, when Sheindlin was offered her own TV series, Byrd
wrote her a congratulatory letter, saying: "If you ever need a
bailiff, my uniform still fits." Judge Judy called him at home to
offer him the role, which he accepted.
Brooklyn, New York), better known as Byrd, is a television
personality, known for his role as bailiff on the court program Judge
Judy.Byrd was born in the neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
After graduating from Eastern District High School, he attended Hostos
Community College in The Bronx.Byrd started work as a court officer
for the Brooklyn circuit of the New York City Court System. In 1986 he
was transferred to the Family Court division in Manhattan. It was in
this capacity that Byrd met Judge Judy Sheindlin, who was the
Supervising Family Court Judge for Manhattan. In 1989 Hawkins-Byrd
obtained a criminal justice degree from John Jay College. A year
later, he and his family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in
California when he went to work for the United States Marshals
Service.In 1996, when Sheindlin was offered her own TV series, Byrd
wrote her a congratulatory letter, saying: "If you ever need a
bailiff, my uniform still fits." Judge Judy called him at home to
offer him the role, which he accepted.
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