Faith Jenkins Joins “Divorce Court” As New Judge
There’s a new judge in the courtroom! After 13 years on Divorce Court, Judge Lynn Toler is passing on the torch to Judge Faith Jenkins.
Deadline exclusively reports that Judge Faith will headline the long-running syndicated program effective July 2020.
Judge Faith is only the third arbitrator on the program since its 1999 relaunch, following Mablean Ephriam (1999-2006) and Lynn Toler (2006-2019).
She expressed her gratitude on social media.
Judge Faith already has show experience from being the star of her on show Judge Faith, which ran for four years, from 2014-2018.
“We are confident that Judge Faith’s energy and passion for each case will build on the legacy of this program created by the exceptional talents of Judge Mablean and Judge Lynn Toler,” said Stephen Brown, EVP of Programming for Fox Television Stations.
Deadline reports:
Along with the host transition, Divorce Court, the longest-running court show on television, also is changing its filming location. The program moved from its long-time Los Angeles home to Atlanta in 2018 and had been based at the Tyler Perry Studios there. Now in its 21st season, Divorce Court has relocated its production to midtown Atlanta, at the Georgia Public Broadcasting Studios.
After 13 seasons on the TV bench, Toler quietly exited Divorce Court several months ago, sources said. Her departure set off a talent search which led to the appointment of Faith Jenkins.
Judge Faith has served as a barred attorney in New York for fourteen years. She began her career as a prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and with a position at prominent law firm Sidley Austin. During this time, Judge Faith served on an externship representing women in New York family court on custody, child support, child visitation and divorce proceedings.
Judge Faith has provided legal commentary for Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC on high profile cases, including the George Zimmerman trial in Florida. This led to hosting her court show Judge Faith, which was nationally syndicated for four years. A graduate of Southern University Law School, she ranked first in her class. Additionally, Judge Faith is a former Miss Louisiana and was first runner up in the Miss America pageant.
Back in September, Judge Faith announced that she is engaged to be married to singer Kenny Lattimore — so this is looking to be a pretty good year for the judge.
Kenny is definitely proud of his fiance’.
I am beyond proud @faithjenkins1 has become the new judge for Divorce Court. She will bring her professional knowledge and her authentic & intriguing personality to it. Congrats Faith & thank you to Judge Lynn for your leadership in building a great brand! https://t.co/cS6s87iybP
— Kenny Lattimore (@kennylattimore) March 5, 2020
Congratulations, Judge Faith!
