Petri Hawkins-Byrd's Net Worth as of 2024
$4 Million
Petri Adonis Byrd was born on the 29th November 1957, in Brooklyn, New York City USA and as Petri Hawkins-Byrd is an actor and television personality, mostly known for his bailiff performance in Judge Judy – the CBS Network’s arbitration-based reality court show.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth he has accumulated so far? How rich Petri Hawkins-Byrd is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Petri Hawkins-Byrd’s net worth, as of mid-2017, is $4 million. It has been acquired through his bailiff and acting careers, active since the middle 1980s.
Petri Hawkins-Byrd Net Worth $4 Million
Petri was raised in Brooklyn, and attended the Eastern District High School and later Bronx’s Hostos Community College. He began his career as a court officer in the Brooklyn Family Court system, and showed such potential that he was transferred to the Manhattan Family Court system in 1986, where he started working with Judge Judith Sheindlin. These, besides creating new opportunities for him in the future, provided the basis for Petri Hawkins-Byrd’s net worth.
Petri decided to continue his education, and enrolled at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice from which he graduated in 1989 with the Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. He then started serving as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshall in San Mateo in California, and stayed in that position for the next three years. Between 1992 and 1996, Petri Hawkins-Byrd officiated as Monta Vista High School’s student counselor, in Cupertino in California. These engagements certainly increased Petri Hawkins-Byrd’s overall net worth.
The breakthrough in Petri’s life and career came in 1996, when, after reading an article about Judy Sheindlin’s new book and the upcoming TV show – Judge Judy, he sent her a letter of congratulations and, jokingly, offered to serve at her side again. Judith accepted, and his television career began. Petri Hawkins-Byrd is the longest running bailiff in the history of the court show, as he has been with the show since the very beginning. Although his speaking role is limited and consists of introducing cases, delivering materials, dismissing and escorting the parties – and occasionally controlling altercations – Petri is known for his non-verbal expressions which are quite surly and listless. It is certain that the engagement in Judge Judy TV show has been the main source of Petri’s Hawkins-Byrd’s net worth.
Apart from those mentioned above, Petri is also a popular master of ceremonies as well as stand-up comedian and actor with various performances in the movies, commercials, radio and even, as a voice actor, video games. These ventures have positively impacted his wealth in total.
When it comes to his personal life, Petri Hawkins-Byrd has been married to Felicia with whom he has four children; he resides in Elk Groove, California, where he enjoys singing, writing music and poetry in his spare time.
Apart from the professional career, he is very involved in charity causes and, as an inspirational speaker, he works with troubled youth. Petri Hawkins-Byrd also operates Teach Them to Fish, a non-profit mentoring program focused on mental, spiritual, physical and social development.
