Editing Judge Mathis (section)

===Court show success vs. congressional run opportunity===
From 2017 into early 2018 during the program's 19th season, Mathis considered ending his courtroom series as he was heavily encouraged by his hometown community to run for [[Member of Congress|congressman]] of [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. Due to the successful direction and longevity of his television series, Mathis eventually opted against the congressional opportunity in favor of carrying on the ''Judge Mathis'' program. Mathis stated he would like to do his court show for as long as he can. In Mathis's words, “It’s really not up to me. It’s up to the viewers. I enjoy what we do, particularly the last several years, when we were able to focus a lot more and put more resources, thanks to Warner Brothers and Telepictures, toward changing lives." Mathis expressed value in his court show's influence on drug and alcohol addicts to enroll in rehabilitation, its offering of paternity test results to litigators and providing counseling to troubled parties.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/12/greg-mathis-running-congress/109390528/|title=Judge Mathis decides against Congress run|date=January 12, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune.com"/>