Editing Judge Mathis (section)

{{About|the television series|the eponymous arbiter of this court show|Greg Mathis}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image        = Mathislogo.jpg
| genre        = [[Court show#Arbitration-based reality court show|Arbitration-based reality court show]]
| presenter    = [[Judge Greg Mathis]]<br />Brendan Anthony Moran<br />Kevin Lingle<br />Doyle Devereux
| narrated     = William Price
| music        = Roy Shakked<br />Brian Wayy
| country      = United States
| num_seasons  = 24
| num_episodes = 3,000+
| location     = [[WMAQ-TV]] [[NBC Tower]]<br />[[Chicago, Illinois]]
| camera       = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multiple]]
| runtime      = 60 minutes
| company      = {{Plainlist|
* AND Syndicated Productions
* [[Telepictures|Telepictures Productions]]
* [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]]
* Black Pearl Entertainment<br />(1999–2003)
}}
| first_aired  = {{Start date|1999|9|13}}
| last_aired   = {{End date|2023|5|25}}
| channel      = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
}}
[[File:Shannon & Judge Mathis.jpg|thumb|Mathis ''(right)'' and [[Finders Keepers (2015 film)|Shannon Whisnant]]]]
'''''Judge Mathis''''' is an American  [[Court show#Arbitration-based reality court show|arbitration-based reality]] [[court show]] presided over by Judge [[Greg Mathis]], a former judge of [[Michigan]]'s 36th [[Michigan district courts|District Court]] and [[African Americans|Black]]-interests motivational speaker/activist.<ref name="MadameNoire">{{cite news|url=https://madamenoire.com/1314500/i-got-questions-talks-with-judge-mathis/|title=I GOT QUESTIONS: Judge Mathis Talks Cancel Culture, Tough Love, American Gangsters And Trap Queens|access-date=May 11, 2022|work=[[MadameNoire]]|last=Harris|first=Ida|date=May 10, 2022|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="News19">{{cite news|url=https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/tv-judge-greg-mathis-keynotes-black-history-month-ceremony-at-oakwood-university/|title=TV Judge Greg Mathis keynotes Black History Month ceremony at Oakwood University|access-date=January 9, 2022|work=News19|last=Parker|first=Dallas|date=February 28, 2019|location=United States}}</ref>

The series ran for 24 seasons from September 13, 1999, to May 25, 2023. The series ran in [[broadcast syndication#First-run syndication in the U.S.|first-run syndication]] during its active years. The series saw Judge Greg Mathis adjudicating [[small claims]] disputes from his studio courtroom set. The series is [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News/Information – Series or Special|NAACP Image Award]] winning, as well as the first court show featuring an [[African Americans|African American]] jurist to win [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program]].

The series was produced by [[Telepictures Productions]] and AND Syndicated Productions, while distributed by [[Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]].<ref name="About the Show">Judge Mathis website. Online at: [http://judgemathistv.warnerbros.com/html/about.html "About the Show"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505020110/http://judgemathistv.warnerbros.com/html/about.html |date=5 May 2007 }}. Retrieved 8 May 2007</ref> The courtroom series was filmed in front of a [[studio audience]] at the [[NBC Tower]] in [[Chicago]], but included cases and [[litigants]] from other U.S. jurisdictions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Swartz |first1=Tracy |title=Judge Mathis recalls highlights from his Chicago-filmed TV show ahead of Season 20 premiere |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-judge-mathis-season-20-0903-story.html |access-date=7 February 2021 |work=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> As ''[[Divorce Court]]'' and ''[[The People's Court]]'' faced numerous judge-role casting changes, Mathis is the second longest reigning judge in television court show history, behind only [[Judy Sheindlin]] (''[[Judge Judy]]'' and ''[[Judy Justice]]'') by 3 years.<ref name="ChicagoTribuneArticle">{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-judge-mathis-season-20-0903-story.html|title=Judge Mathis recalls highlights from his Chicago-filmed TV show ahead of Season 20 premiere|access-date=May 11, 2022|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|last=Swartz|first=Tracy|date=August 30, 2018|location=United States}}</ref>

In February 2023, late into its final season, it was confirmed that the 24th season would be its last.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|title=''Judge Mathis'', ''People's Court'' Canceled By Warner Bros. After More Than Two Decades|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/judge-mathis-the-peoples-court-canceled-warner-bros-1235527589/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 17, 2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref> Shortly after, [[Byron Allen]]'s [[Entertainment Studios|Allen Media Group]] had ordered a new series starring Mathis and his son Amir as bailiff. His subsequent court show is entitled ''[[Mathis Court with Judge Mathis]]'', which began in syndication by September 11, 2023, on Justice Central.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Judge Greg Mathis Lands New Court Show With Byron Allen |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/judge-greg-mathis-new-tv-court-show-1235330724/ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

''Judge Mathis'' currently continues to air in reruns.