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Judge Greg  Mathis

Judge Greg Mathis

Civil Rights Activist/Television Personality

Judge Greg Mathis

Civil Rights Activist/Television Personality

Biography

Judge Greg Mathis is a national figure known for his advocacy campaigns for urban youth, and equal justice. He is the longest-running African American male host on television, with the show now in its 24th season. His inspirational life story of a street youth who rose from jail to Judge has provided hope to millions who watch him on the Emmy Award-winning television court show Judge Mathis each day. In 2022, Judge Mathis was awarded a star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame," an honor bestowed on luminaries of the entertainment industry.

Judge Mathis’s public service career began in college where he led Free South Africa and voter registration campaigns on campus. After graduating from college in 1983, he joined the staff of Detroit City Councilman Clyde Cleveland and continued to work as an advocate for equal justice with Reverend Jesse Jackson’s PUSH Excel, where he currently serves as Chairman. Judge Mathis has also served as a national board member of the NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the Morehouse School of Medicine.

In his efforts to reach out to youth and ex-offenders both in and out of the courtroom, Judge Mathis opened the Mathis Community Center in his hometown of Detroit in 2001 and has assisted thousands of youth with his nonprofit agency Young Adults Asserting Themselves (Y.A.A.T.). It is an agency that provides career, business start-up, and job opportunities, as well as job training, college enrollment assistance and mentorship of Detroit youth. In honor of his years of work and commitment to his hometown of Detroit, and they have given over $10 million for a variety of equal justice, political and youth causes. He has received numerous awards including several Keys to Cities, Honorary Doctorates from Florida A&M University, Eastern Michigan University and Selma University.

Judge Mathis is married to wife Linda of 28 years and has four successful children and two adorable grandchildren.

Speech Topics

Law & Justice: Unfair Sentencing & Police Misconduct

Violence, Crime & Drugs: Substance Abuse & Violence Assistance

Political Empowerment: Maintaining & Building Your Community

Youth & Parenting: Challenges & Obstacles

Overcoming Life's Challenges: Fighting Against the Odds

Testimonials

Books & Media

Books

Inner City Miracle