Lindsay Lohan's Probation Progress Hearing: Live Coverage

Finally realizing what she needs to do in order to stay out of trouble, Miss Lohan reportedly is thankful of her strict judge - as she credits her for saving her career.

According to TMZ, the “Labor Pains” actress wasn’t too keen on Judge Sautner at first, but eventually began to comprehend that without her regulated plan of action, she would’ve never gotten her act together.

Instead of requiring Lohan to perform hundreds of hours of community service within a year, Judge Sautner saw that Linds needed a more structured routine where she’d have to make a court appearance once a month and if her volunteer work was not completed at that time, she would immediately go to jail.