
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 man sues his ex-wife for breach of contract, saying she was meeting men online and cheated on him with his best friend; she says he was mentally and verbally abusive, and she filed a restraining order against him for stalking and harassing her.

The plaintiff sues an ex-partner for a cable bill, the cost of a trip, and property damage.

A woman insists the defendant is the father of her child, but he constantly denies it, so she petitions the court for a paternity test.

A woman sues her former friend, who claims that after the plaintiff got into a fight with her witness, she was banned from their motorcycle club.