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Updated on April 10, 2026

Greg Ellis Mathis Wiki Biography

Greg Ellis Mathis, to give him his full name, was born on April 5, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. Greg Mathis is a former judge who worked in 36th District Court of the State of Michigan, but who rose to prominence as the TV reality show “Judge Mathis” arbiter, which show he has been working on since 1999, a run of 16 seasons for the program so far. In addition to judging in real life and on television, Greg Mathis has published several books.

Greg Mathis Net Worth $25 Million

Under the latest estimations, sources report that the net worth of Greg Mathis is $25 million; he receives $5 million per year salary for working on the syndicated arbitration-based reality court show “Judge Mathis”.

Greg Mathis was raised with three elder brothers by his mother Alice Lee Mathis. As a teenager, Greg got involved in street gangs, and as a result had lots of troubles, often leading to arrest. While he was imprisoned in the Wayne County Jail, his mother told him that she was sick with colon cancer. Because of this diagnosis, Greg received early probation, one condition of which required him to start working, actually at McDonald’s. He subsequently graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration. Mathis was disallowed from practicing law as long as he had an unrequited criminal past, however, after graduating from the University of Detroit Mercy he was elected a district court judge for Michigan’s 36th District and worked there for a five year period.

Greg Mathis is also active in politics. He began his career as an assistant to Clyde Cleveland who worked as a member of a city council. Afterwards, he worked as the head of Jesse Jackson’s Presidential campaign and Coleman Young’s re-election campaign. Later, he ran the east side city hall. Since 1999, Greg Mathis began to judge on the television program “Judge Mathis”, which is very popular up to date through its sixteen seasons, so far, and is the longest-running television court show by far, and in 2004 the show won the NAACP Image Award. Currently, the show has its own website on which people are able to buy tickets to the show, check the schedule, watch it online or even submit their own case.

Another popular website belongs to Greg Mathis himself, on which there is the possibility of submitting questions to the judge, or having a look through legal resources. There is also the facility to read about Mathis’ personality and life history.

In addition, Greg Mathis is an author – he wrote a novel entitled “Street Judge (Zane Presents)” (2008), which is about the life of a judge whose work includes solving murders. The second book, which Greg wrote in , is called “Of Being a Judge to Criminals and Such”.

Greg Mathis has been happily married to Linda Reese since 1985. The family has four children, two daughters and two sons.



Full Name Greg Mathis
Net Worth $25 Million
Salary $5 Million
Date Of Birth April 5, 1960
Place Of Birth Detroit, MI, USA
Profession Television show arbiter, show Judge, retired Michigan 36th District Court judge
Education Eastern Michigan University (1982), University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Nationality American
Spouse Linda Reese (m. 1985)
Children Jade Mathis, Amir Mathis, Camara Mathis, Greg Mathis Jr.
Parents Alice Lee Mathis, Charles Mathis
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Awards NAACP Image Award (2004)
Nominations Winning “Court show a PRISM Commendation” (2002)
Movies CornerStore, CornerStore, CornerStore
TV Shows Judge Mathis (since 1999), CornerStore, The Mathis Project (2012-2013)
Fact
1 Is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
2 A former gang member as a teenager. After hearing Jesse Jackson speak, he turned his life around and became a lawyer. In 1995, he was elected to Michigan’s 36th District Court. He is the youngest elected judge in Michigan’s history.
3 He has been a licensed judge since 1995.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
CornerStore 2011 Judge Mathis
Madea Goes to Jail 2009 Judge Mathis (as Judge Mathis)

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Just Keke 2014 TV Series executive producer
The Mathis Project 2013 TV Series executive producer – 2013

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Judge Jeanine Pirro 2009 TV Series executive consultant – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Access Hollywood Live 2016 TV Series Himself
Judge Mathis 1998-2016 TV Series Himself
The Real 2014-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Judge Mathis
Ice & Coco 2015 TV Series Himself
The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards 2015 TV Special Himself
2014 Soul Train Awards 2014 TV Movie Himself
BET Awards 2014 2014 TV Special Himself
Exhale 2014 TV Series Himself
45th NAACP Image Awards 2014 TV Movie documentary Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
Bethenny 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
Let’s Stay Together 2012 TV Series Himself
43rd NAACP Image Awards 2012 TV Special Himself
19th Annual Trumpet Awards 2011 TV Special Himself (as Judge Greg Mathis)
42nd NAACP Image Awards 2011 TV Special Himself
The Mo’Nique Show 2010 TV Series Himself
78th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 2009 TV Movie Himself (as Judge Mathis)
Mean Streets: Cities Under Fire 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself – Host
The Bonnie Hunt Show 2009 TV Series Himself
The 40th NAACP Image Awards 2009 TV Special Himself
Tavis Smiley 2007-2008 TV Series Himself
Baisden After Dark 2008 TV Series Himself
The O’Reilly Factor 2008 TV Series Himself – Host of The Judge Mathis Show
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2007 TV Series Himself – Guest
BET Awards 2006 2006 TV Special Himself
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith 2006 TV Series Himself
BET Awards 2005 2005 TV Special Himself
2005 Trumpet Awards 2005 TV Special Himself
36th NAACP Image Awards 2005 TV Special Himself
35th NAACP Image Awards 2004 TV Special Himself
The Sharon Osbourne Show 2004 TV Series Himself
The Jacksons: America’s First Family of Music 2003 TV Special documentary Himself
2nd Annual BET Awards 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself
1st Annual BET Awards 2001 TV Special Himself
The Steve Harvey Show 2001 TV Series Himself
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 2000 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2000 TV Series Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Chelsea Lately 2012-2013 TV Series Himself – Judge / Himself
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story 2010 Documentary Judge Mathis

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2011 Daytime Emmy Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program Judge Jeanine Pirro (2008)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2010 Daytime Emmy Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program Judge Jeanine Pirro (2008)