And while Judge Mathis rules his TV courtroom with an iron gavel and has helped thousands with his advice, at home he’s just like most other husbands and dads: often ignored and struggling to ...

Inspired by Judge Greg Mathis' own gang-to-gavel story, "Judge Mathis" is a nationally syndicated, reality-based court show presided over by former Detroit-area District Court Judge Greg Mathis.

Newly-retired Shelby Township district court judge Douglas Shepherd could have run for another six-year term to push his tenure on the bench to three decades. But he declined to do so.