Judge Faith Jenkins

Faith Jenkins is the host of the new daytime court show Judge Faith premiering nationally September 22, 2014.
Judge Faith’s legal career has spanned over a decade in New York — from working as a wall street litigator to a tough New York City prosecutor. She’s worked hard in the face of adversity to overcome obstacles and achieve her goals. Now she takes the bench in her own courtroom on her own show to resolve disputes between real people with real cases.
Judge Faith is also known for her legal and social commentary on television. Prior to signing as a legal analyst exclusively with MSNBC, she has appeared regularly on CNN, Fox News, and HLN to analyze the nation’s most high profile cases and legal issues.
During the George Zimmerman trial in Florida, Faith analyzed the trial daily on all three major news networks. She appeared nightly ‘ from jury selection to verdict # on MSNBC’s PoliticsNation to discuss witness testimony and opine on the trial’s overall progress each day.
Judge Faith started her legal career in the New York office of Sidley Austin # one the nation’s most prestigious law firms # where she represented high-profile clients in a diverse array of complex, commercial matters. Her practice included defending class action securities fraud lawsuits, white-
collar/regulatory investigations, breach of contract disputes, and other types of high-stakes litigation. After five years as a wall street litigator, Faith joined the Manhattan District Attorney’s office as a criminal prosecutor. As a prosecutor, Faith handled hundreds of criminal cases and was the lead attorney in numerous jury trials. Her work included indicting and prosecuting a multitude of violent crimes such as gang assaults, robberies, burglaries, kidnapping, drug sales, and firearms cases.