Judy Aydelott was raised on a dude ranch, later a farm, attended public school until her senior year and graduated from Abbot Academy, Andover MA, from Smith College and from Pace University School of Law. She became a trial attorney in the field of medical malpractice, a legal analyst for Court TV, a candidate for U.S. Congress in 2006 and a director of NYS chartered commercial bank. A tennis latecomer starting in her twenties, Judy is married to Gordon Aydelott, the mother of two daughters, and proud grandmother of five grandchildren.