Judge went to Linden High School and he played as a pitcher & first base in baseball, wide receiver for football and as a center in school basketball team. Surprisingly, Judge was very successful and marked as one of the highest scorers in all of the three games. Judge rejected offers from Dame, Stanford, and UCLA for football team and he chose to play baseball at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) for Major League Baseball draft in 2010 Judge was drafted by The Yankees in 2013 MLB draft. Judge was given $1.8 million as a signing bonus.