
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 brother got nearly $6,000 worth of traffic tickets in her name.

The plaintiff divorced the defendant after 15 years of marriage and five children and took emergency custody of the children after the defendant was caught using meth; he is now suing for overpayment of child support.

The plaintiff says she and the defendant had an exclusive friends-with-benefits relationship, but other women got in the way, so she is suing for breach of contract and emotional distress; he says she was married and never told him.

The plaintiff says that when she went to look at a rental home, the homeowner hit on her and asked her on a date, so she is suing for a security deposit and harassment.