
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.

A woman sues a one-night stand for defamation of character, saying that ever since she got pregnant and had his child, he's been trying to ruin her life and got her fired from her job.

A woman sues one of her favorite cousins for unpaid traffic tickets, saying he is a scam artist and a womanizer.

A woman has two children with the defendant and is suing over a truck and emotional distress, saying she had to have him arrested after he assaulted her.

The plaintiff sues an ex-friend for breach of contract; the defendant says her former friend threatened to shoot her.