
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.

The plaintiff says that after she had sex with the defendant's ex-boyfriend, the defendant punched her in the face, so she's suing.

A woman claims her niece stole $200 from her.

A woman sues her former friend for crashing her car.

The plaintiff dated the defendant and admits she cheated on him and got pregnant; she doesn't know who the father of her child is, so she has petitioned the court for a paternity test.