Judge Mathis
| Judge Mathis | |
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| Genre | Court show |
| Presented by | Greg Mathis |
| Music by |
Brian Wayy Roy Shakked |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
NBC Tower Chicago, Illinois |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format |
480i 4:3 (SDTV) (1999-2012) 480i 16:9 (SDTV) (2012-) |
| Original release | September 13, 1999 – present |
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| Website | |
| Production website | |
Brian Wayy
Judge Mathis is a syndicated arbitration-based reality court show presided over by the retired Superior Court Judge of Michigan's 36th District Court, Greg Mathis. The syndicated series features Mathis adjudicating small claims disputes.
The series was originally produced by Black Pearl Productions but is currently produced by Syndicated Productions and Telepictures Productions (the 1st 2 seasons were produced by Time Telepictures Television), while distributed by Warner Bros. Television. It is taped at the NBC Tower in Chicago, but includes cases and litigants from other U.S. jurisdictions.
Greg Mathis' "inspirational and positive messages to young people" won the court show a PRISM Commendation in May 2002. The court show also won an NAACP Image Award in 2004.
Each Judge Mathis episode runs for one hour and typically consists of 4 cases. The show is broadcast five days a week in every U.S. state, as well as Canada through Omni Television. The show has been on the air since 1999 and has taped well over 2000 episodes.
By 2014-15, the court show made it to its 16th season, making Mathis the longest serving African American court show arbitrator, beating out Judge Joe Brown whose program lasted 15 seasons. Moreover, Mathis holds a record of second longest serving court show arbitrator ever, just behind Judith Sheindlin of the court show Judge Judy. Judge Mathis is among few courtroom programs able to boast a long, successful run as most court shows suffer the fate of early cancellations. It is the fourth longest running courtroom series behind Divorce Court, The People's Court, and Judge Judy, respectively. Though both Divorce Court and The People's Court have suffered cancellation(s) and shifting arbitrators, Judge Mathis has not. Consequently, of the court shows with only one production life, Judge Mathis is the second longest running, second only to Judge Judy.
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