
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 her husband has four children with his ex, the defendant, but after he and the plaintiff married, the defendant started calling CPS on them; she has filed a restraining order against her and now sues her for defamation.

A man sues his sister for an unpaid cellphone bill and property; she says he threatened her, and she counter-sues for harassment.

The plaintiff says her former friend is a struggling meth addict who owes her money.

Accused of totaling his older sister's car, a man says the accident was not his fault and resists paying for the damages.