TV Judge Greg Mathis’ Wife Files For Divorce After 39 Years of Marriage

Linda Mathis, the wife of TV Judge Greg Mathis, has filed for divorce after 39 years of marriage. The couple separated on July 17 and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation.

According to TMZ, their four children — Jade, Camara Mathis Webb, Greg Mathis Jr., and Amir Mathis — are all adults, so child support and custody aren’t concerns.

However, Linda is seeking spousal support and has asked the court to deny Greg any spousal support in return. It was unclear if a prenuptial agreement was involved.

The college sweethearts, both graduates of Eastern Michigan University, wed in  June 1985, fourteen years before the premiere of “Judge Mathis,” which ran for 24 seasons from Sept. 13, 1999, to May 25, 2023. The arbitration-based reality court show was recognized in 2004 with the NAACP Image Award for outstanding news, talk, or information series and scored a Daytime Emmy in 2018 for outstanding legal/courtroom program.

Mathis is the longest-running Black male television host and second-longest-reigning arbitrator in courtroom TV history (behind “Judge Judy”). In 2022, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Before his Hollywood tenure, Mathis, 61, was a judge in Michigan’s 36th District Court.

Just days after Warner Bros. canceled his eponymous show last year, Mathis announced he would host a new courtroom show, “Mathis Court With Judge Mathis,” helmed by Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group.

In 2022, he also appeared alongside his wife, four children (and multiple grandchildren)—who all live in Los Angeles—in the docuseries “Mathis Family Matters.” This has sparked speculation that reality TV might have influenced their decision to divorce.