"Judge Mathis" (1999) TV series 1999-????

Director:

Joey Ford

Writer:

Jeffrey Hackl (writer) (1999-2000)

Seasons:

1 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

29 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Tagline:

Real people with real disputes before a real judge delivering real justice

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Jan. 4	2:00 PM	CW
Tue. Jan. 5	2:00 PM	CW

Cast

Judge Greg Mathis

...

Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2004)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Syndicated Productions

Quotes:

Narrator: In the '70s, a kid from Detroit dropped out of school.
Judge Greg Mathis: Life was rough! We had to make due.
Narrator: He made the wrong friends, the wrong choices. He got caught; he did time. Then...
Judge Greg Mathis: My mom told me she was going to die.
Narrator: He promised he'd turn his life around.
Judge Greg Mathis: I made the law work for me!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

Don't like Mathis

Mathis is painful to watch. He is the Jerry Springer of court shows. He is a showboat who thinks he's a comedian. It doesn't take a lot of intelligence to mock people and mocking is his trademark. The constant bragging and name dropping doesn't help either. At least Milian and Alex adhere to the law and maintain an ordered courtroom. In case after case he refuses to acknowledge information provided by litigants in favor of ridiculing their manner of speech. It is obvious that Mathis is masking his ignorance of the law with, what he seems to think, is snappy patter. I couldn't be paid enough to appear before this idiot with a serious suit.