Faith Jenkins Is New Judge On ‘Divorce Court’

Faith Jenkins has joined Divorce Court as judge on the program. Effective July 2020, Jenkins will provide judgement for all the cases brought to mediation on the program, ranging from divorce court proceedings to other domestic disputes.

Stephen Brown, EVP of programming for Fox Television Stations, said: “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.”

Judge Faith has served as a barred attorney in New York for 14 years. She began her career with notable positions as a prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and at one of the nation’s top law firms, 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 then began providing 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.

Jenkins added, “I started watching Divorce Court in law school, so to be now joining the show is quite surreal. My legal expertise combined with my personal life experience — including years of dating in the world of social media and technology — provides me a unique perspective that will inform my empathy and judgment for many of the issues couples raise on the show.”

Now in its 21st season, Divorce Court has relocated its production to midtown Atlanta, at the Georgia Public Broadcasting Studios.

Divorce Court has reinvented itself three times on daytime TV (airing from 1957 to 1969, from 1985 to 1992 and currently, since 1999). Today, the program is composed of real people and real cases. Sonja Solomun is executive in charge.

Divorce Court is produced by Lincolnwood Productions and distributed by Fox First Run.