Judge Lynn Toler’s Husband, Eric Mumford, Has Passed Away a Week Before His 72nd Birthday

Judge Lynn Toler’s husband, Eric Mumford, has passed away at the Age of 71.

Judge Lynn Toler is most famous for her longtime role on the daytime television show Divorce Court. Her proceedings have ruled over many a nail-biting situation between dissolved couples. She has even leveraged that fame into other shows such as WeTV’s Marriage Boot Camp: Hip-Hop Edition and her own show, Commit or Quit.

Right by her side for over three decades has been her husband, Eric Mumford. A frequent face on her Instagram and an ever-present part of her life, “Big E” as she called him was a glimpse into the personal world of everyone’s favorite TV judge. Unfortunately, Eric passed away at 71 years old, almost a week prior to his 72nd birthday.

Judge Lynn posted about Eric’s passing on her Instagram account on yesterday January 05, 2023. There, she shared an image of the two sitting together alongside the caption “Eric Mumford BigE January 1, 1951 – December 23, 2022. I am in a million pieces.” Unfortunately, Lynn did not specify what Eric’s specific cause of death was, and it is unimaginable how she was able to get through the holidays with his passing just 2 days prior to Christmas.

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In a 2012 op-ed for The Huffington Post, Judge Lynn got candid about her relationship with Eric. She shared details about their early days and what manifested into a decades-long relationship.

After being born in Ohio on Jan. 1, 1951, he met Lynn in 1986. Eric was already a parent to four children from his previous marriage at that time, but Lynn took them in as her own. The duo went on to have two more children of their own.