Star Jones To Serve As A Judge On Fox’s ‘Divorce Court’ This Fall

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All rise!Star Jones is joining Fox’s Divorce Court as a judge beginning in September. She will preside over all cases brought to mediation, ranging from divorce court proceedings to other domestic disputes.“We’ve been very lucky to have had exceptionally talented judges helm Divorce Court,” said Stephen Brown, Executive Vice President of Programming and Development for Fox First Run and Fox Television Stations.He continued, “Beginning next season, Star Jones will bring her life experiences, her knowledge as a litigator, and her forceful personality to that storied bench.

She aspires to make the show more meaningful, more interactive, and more impactful for the couples and we can’t wait.”Jones brings to the bench years of experience as a former prosecutor and later, senior assistant district attorney.

She’s also served as a legal correspondent on NBC’s Today and Nightly News, as well as for MSNBC, CNN, Court TV, TruTV, and Inside Edition.Jones presided over her own court in 1994’s Jones & Jury.

The show was canceled after one year but she became the first Black person and female to serve as a TV arbitrator.“Before I was the legal correspondent for NBC News covering high-profile trials and conducting exclusive jailhouse interviews, I spent six years in a Brooklyn courtroom as a NYC homicide prosecutor and assistant district attorney,” said Jones in a statement. “Since the beginning of my TV career, it’s been my mission to serve as a voice for the voiceless; and after more than 30 consecutive years on television and in people’s homes, that remains true.”She added, “As a fan of television’s longest-running court show, I was honored to be considered to take over the Divorce Court TV bench, following in the footsteps of three