
Judge Greg Mathis is unlike most adjudicators you'd see in a courtroom. The former Detroit-area district court judge infuses his court sessions with a generous dose of humor as he listens to diverse litigants plead their small-claims cases in his TV courtroom. A regular segment, Ask Judge Mathis, features the judge answering viewer questions to advise people with legal situations that they face. Prior to entering the legal world, Mathis was involved with gangs and spent time in jail as a young man before turning his life around.
Woman sues her ex for repayment of a loan, claims he cheated on her throughout their relationship, and says she had to file a restraining order against him after he tried to burn down her house.
A woman sues her son for parking tickets and emotional distress and says that, because her past drug addiction ruined their relationship, she's been trying to make amends, but he refuses to let go what has happened in the past.
The plaintiff says that after her 9-year-old son passed away, she became addicted to heroin but has been clean for 30 years; she is suing her former friend for repayment of a loan, while the ex-friend denies owing her for anything.
A hairstylist sues her client for repayment of a loan and emotional distress, saying the defendant portrays having a lavish lifestyle on her social media but is really a fraud.