Lynn Toler

Lynn Candace Toler born October 25 1959 is an American lawyer judge television arbitrator judge and television presenter She is best known for her role as former arbitrator over the longestrunning courtroom television series Divorce Court She served as sole municipal court judge in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court for eight years after working as an attorney specializing in civil matters At 34 years old she won her first judicial race by just six votes as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic district where Democrats held a 51 majority She changed parties to Independent in 2016 During the 200102 television year she replaced Andrew Napolitano as presiding judge over the nontraditional courtroom series Power of Attorney She also gueststarred on The Ricki Lake Show as a marriage counselor From her 14 seasons with Divorce Court from 2006 to 2020 she is the longest reigning arbitrator over the series In 2007 while hosting Divorce Court she expanded her television presence by becoming the host of the prime time television show and MyNetworkTVs Decision House a couples therapy program In 2008 and 2009 Toler was a bimonthly contributor on News and Notes a weekly news show on National Public Radio NPR In 2009 she became a coexecutive producer of Wedlock or Deadlock a syndicated limitedcity series based on a segment of Divorce Court She is also known for her cohosting role together with Dr Ish Major as marriage mentors over the series Marriage Boot Camp Since February 2020 she has hosted the We TV hit series Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars She also hosts and executive produces a relationship reality show WeTVs Commit or Quit