Judge Greg Mathis and his wife Linda Mathis are going to court to get a divorce.
Court records seen by E! News and Today show that the reality TV judge’s wife filed for divorce on Thursday. They live in Los Angeles and have been married for 39 years. In 2022, they joined their family on the E! reality show “Mathis Family Matters,” which gave fans a look into Judge Mathis’s life outside of court.
Judge Mathis's wife files for divorce after 39 years of marriage. pic.twitter.com/fU64JT9Mrj
— E! News (@enews) August 23, 2024
They got married in 1985 and have four grown children: Amir (34), Greg Jr. (35), Camara (36), and Jade (39).
Judge Mathis’s show “Judge Mathis,” which was set in Chicago, and Marilyn Milian’s show “The People’s Court” were both canceled in 2022. On the syndicated shows, the judges mediated between people who didn’t agree on how to settle a dispute through formal arbitration in a courtroom setting. Back-up episodes are still being shown on The U, The U Too, and OWN, and you can watch them on Tubi.
After that, the famous TV figure went back to court last year.
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Mathis was hired to lead the U.S. show “Mathis Court with Judge Mathis,” which is based in Los Angeles.
When Allen Media Group CEO Byron Allen announced the new show, he said, “Judge Greg Mathis is an outstanding, charismatic, and iconic television host. We are extremely confident that our eighth and newest court series with Judge Mathis will be very successful for years to come as he joins our outstanding roster of talent.”
Judge Mathis' wife files for divorce from TV personality after nearly 40 years of marriage https://t.co/RuyKnem7Nu
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 24, 2024
Mathis, who used to be a judge in Michigan’s District Court, first appeared in the 1998 pilot episode of “Judge Mathis.” In 2018, twenty years later, the show won a Daytime Emmy for best court show.
The show “Mathis Family Matters” followed Judge Mathis and Linda Mathis as they dealt with the ups and downs of marriage and family life with their large group of children and grandchildren.
