Judge Mathis

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Judge Mathis
Genre	Court
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Starring	Greg Mathis
Country of origin	USA
Original channel	Syndicated
Original run	1999–???
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Judge Mathis is a syndicated television show, on the air since 1999.

In the series, former superior court judge Greg Mathis presides over a small-claims court and mediates the disputes between plaintiff and defendant.

The first bailiff on the series, Brendan Anthony Moran, died on December 28, 2002, after an apparent suicide. Since then, Judge Mathis has had two bailiffs succeed Moran. The current bailiff is Doyle Devereux. Prior to the Judge Mathis show he starred as a tuxedo salesman in the 1991 movie Only the Lonely.

Judge Mathis' show often takes on a more care-free approach to the procedings than other shows. Litigants are often allowed to yell at each other for extended periods of time (often with one of them revealing some case damaging testimony in the process) while Judge Mathis listens in. Aspiring singers and rappers who appear on the show are often given a chance to showcase their talent. Judge Mathis also often entertains long winded asides about the relationship between the litigants, regardless of its relavence to the case.

Bailiff Doyle frequently acts as a comic relief for the show, offering humorous observations on the litigants and the case. Both Doyle and Mathis have humorously (and frequently) insinuated that Doyle enjoys smoking marijuana, and has an eye for pretty women.