Judge Mathis 'Goes To Jail' In New Tyler Perry Flick

Judge Greg Mathis stopped by the studio to talk about his role in the the newest brainchild of Tyler Perry -- Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, which is in theaters now. Yesterday, Mathis' co-star Sofia Vergara also stopped by to talk about the movie.

In this latest installment chronicling the adventures of Madea, the feisty elderly woman gets thrown in jail upon engaging in a high-speed freeway chase and failing to keep her anger management issues at bay before the judge. In jail, she befriends prostitute and former drug addict Candace Washington (Keisha Knight Pulliam) and becomes a sort of motherly figure for the misguided woman.

Mathis' former self was the poster child for troubled kids. He was a former gang member who dropped out of school and was in and out of jail. After wising up, Mathis went back to school and became a lawyer. He then became the youngest judge in the history of the state of Michigan.

You can catch Judge Mathis weekdays at 2pm on WPIX.

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