19 Facts About Lynn Toler

Lynn Candace Toler was born on October 25,1959 and is an American lawyer, judge, television arbitrator, and television presenter, best-known for her role as arbitrator on Divorce Court.

Lynn Toler is known for her co-hosting role as a marriage mentor for the series Marriage Boot Camp, specifically Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars - Hip Hop Edition.

Season 18 of Marriage Boot Camp premiered on October 17,2021, and Lynn Toler was contracted to host the show for an additional 19th season as well, with the series concluding in 2022.

Lynn Toler graduated from Columbus School for Girls, and went on to earn an undergraduate degree in English and American Literature from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

In 1993, at 34-years-old and after working as an attorney specializing in civil matters, Lynn Toler won her first judicial race by just six votes, as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic district.

Lynn Toler was known for enforcing non-traditional judgments, such as handwritten essays, and for creating mentoring and intervention programs.

Between 2001 and 2006, Lynn Toler was an adjunct professor at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, where she taught courses on Civil Rights Law and Women's Rights.

Lynn Toler experienced much greater success within the court-show genre when she became arbitrating judge over Divorce Court, the longest-running program in the court television genre, and one of the longest-syndicated programs of all time.

Lynn Toler took over the bench beginning on September 11,2006, with the premiere of the court show's 24th season, replacing Mablean Ephriam.

Lynn Toler used her vehement expression, emphasis, and strident vocal timbre to deliver her points.

In 2008 and 2009, Lynn Toler was a regular contributor on News and Notes, a weekly news show on National Public Radio.

Lynn Toler departed Divorce Court after 14 years, announced publicly in March 2020.

Lynn Toler has cited various other objections she had during her final season, such as the show's relocation from Los Angeles to Atlanta and a vastly altered, simulated "courtroom" set design that led to her having physical discomfort while ruling on cases.

Since February 2020, Lynn Toler has hosted the We TV hit series, Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.

Lynn Toler is the author of My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius, in which she describes lessons her mother, Shirley, taught her to handle both her father Bill Lynn Toler's erratic behavior and her own inner demons.

Lynn Toler describes how this later came in handy when dealing with emotional people from the bench.

Lynn Toler discusses how to apply these rules to everyday life.

Judge Lynn Toler is author of Making Marriage Work and Dear Sonali, Letters to the Daughter I Never had.

On January 4,2023, Judge Lynn Toler announced via social media that Eric Mumford passed away on December 23,2022.