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 longest-running 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 5:1 majority. She changed parties to Independent in 2016.During the 2001-02 television year, she replaced Andrew Napolitano as presiding judge over the nontraditional courtroom series, Power of Attorney. She also guest-starred on The Ricki Lake Sh...show more