After a long time leading the film industry, Randy Douthit could take some time to relax by taking off his shoes, getting comfortable in a Pawleys Island Hammock strung between two tall palms in California, and slowly drifting into dreamland.

During his time off, Randy Douthit enjoys slipping into a fire-resistant racing outfit, donning his helmet and goggles before getting in the cockpit of a Ferrari and waiting for the starting signal to twirl around a nearby oval racetrack at full speed. He steers skillfully through bends and chicanes like a race driver competing at Le Mans or Daytona. “My favorite cars are the Ferraris,” Douthit admits. “And it’s great fun!” It may appear odd, but Paul Newman went through the same experience at 48 years old and said it best in Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman: “Whatever worries you have slip away when you’re in the car .”This sentiment rings true for Douthit, who manages the stresses of his executive producer job on Judy Justice – streaming on Amazon Freevee – with Judith Sheindlin as she has been since 1996, delivering wit, wisdom, and justice from the bench.

Since the start of Judge Judy on broadcast TV, Douthit has been employed in this position for 26 years, setting a pattern for arbitration reality television. Intriguingly, both television directing and auto racing involve comparable concentrations of attention and capabilities such as management, centering completely, concentrating, and sticking to the line. With great background knowledge in news media (local, regional, and national) when CNN was in its infancy, Douthit devised Crossfire- an issue-based program- and directed/produced Larry King Live right up until King retired. “I’m astonished by her energy,” expresses Douthit of Sheindlin, “I’ve seen her functioning now for over 27 years; she’s a go-getter!”

In conclusion, Douthit’s life of excitement, speed, and competition is a thrilling dream; but his legacy as a production and direction supervisor should not be ignored.