Actor
Mablean Ephriam
April 23, 1949 · Hazlehurst, Mississippi, USA
Mablean Deloris Ephriam, Esq. (born April 23, 1949) is a former Los Angeles prosecuting attorney. 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, the television courtroom series Divorce Court was revived a third time for a 17th season, and she was named the show's arbitrator. She was the first star of the reality-based version of 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. She presided over Divorce Court for seven seasons from 1999–2006. She was replaced by Judge Lynn Toler.
Often works with
Tyler Perry
2 titles together
Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion
Cicely Tyson
2 titles together
Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion
Jenifer Lewis
2 titles together
Madea's Family Reunion, The Chris Rock Show
Rae Sunshine Lee
2 titles together
Divorce Court, Justice with Judge Mablean
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Gregg Lee
2 titles together
Divorce Court, Justice with Judge Mablean
