Mablean Deloris Ephriam, Esq. (born April 23, 1949) is a former Los
Angeles prosecuting attorney. She is best known as the adjudicator of
the courtroom series Divorce Court for seven seasons from the
1999â€"2006 season. She was replaced by Lynn Toler in the show's
2006-07 season. Ephriam is also known for her judge roles in Tyler
Perry's Madea films.Ephriam returned to television in fall 2014 with a
new courtroom series titled after her, Justice with Judge Mablean. The
series, produced by Entertainment Studios, is airing on the Justice
Central cable channel and syndicated on various stations. It is the
fifth courtroom series from Entertainment Studios. Her daughter is
writer/director/producer Tajamika Paxton.Ephriam returned to
television in fall 2014 with a new courtroom series titled after her,
Justice with Judge Mablean. The series, produced by Entertainment
Studios, is airing on the Justice Central cable channel and syndicated
on various stations. It is the fifth courtroom series from
Entertainment Studios. Her daughter is writer/director/producer
Tajamika Paxton.Ephriam was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi but raised
in Los Angeles, California, from the age of six. Although she had
never actually served as a judge before presiding on Divorce Court,
she came to the series with significant legal experience and knowledge
of the law. She started her law career as a corrections officer in the
Women's Division of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She attended night
classes at Whittier Law School where she earned her Juris Doctor
degree in 1978. In 1982, she opened her own law practice, dealing
mainly with personal injury and family law cases. She soon became a
Los Angeles Prosecuting Attorney.In 1999, Divorce Court was revived
and Ephriam was selected to be the show's arbitrator. She was the
first star of the reality-based version of The Divorce Court. Previous
to that, the show used dramatic reenactments of real-life divorce
cases. She was also the first African American and female to preside
over the series. Mablean Ephriam Top Movies & Young Movies