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If there’s one thing Eboni K. Williams knows how to do, it’s finding the best ways to balance the good, the bad and the messy. As the “Real Housewives” alum embarks on her latest endeavor as the head of her own courtroom TV show — “Equal Justice With Judge Eboni K. Williams,” which premieres in syndication on Sept. 11 — she explores why America needs her unfiltered legal opinions.

Williams, a former public defender turned political pundit and reality star, previously made history as the first Black cast member to join “The Real Housewives of New York City” in Season 13, a season that lives on in infamy. Now 40, Williams becomes the youngest judge in the daytime syndicated TV space — and, while the space is its own beast, it’s one she’s excited to conquer.

But make no mistake, Williams, who also hosts the “Holding Court” podcast, hasn’t completely walked...

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has greenlit “Justice for the People with Judge Milian,” a new daily one-hour court series that will debut in fall 2023 on broadcast television stations nationwide.

The first Hispanic arbitrator to preside over an English-language American court series, Judge Marilyn Milian completed her 22nd season of “The People’s Court” prior to its cancellation — making her the longest-presiding judge of the iconic courtroom series. Milian replaced Jerry Sheindlin as judge of “The People’s Court” in 2001.

During Milian’s 22 seasons as host and judge, the show was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program 15 times and won 4 times – the most wins in the court show genre.

“I am extremely proud and excited to work with Byron Allen and Allen Media Group to bring “Justice for the People with Judge Milian” to television while helping to enhance legal news coverage for local stations this fall,...

Now, this is a turn of events we did not expect.

Just days after Warner Bros. Discovery canceled Judge Mathis after decades on the air, comes a surprising announcement:

Mathis will headline a new series in the fall.

According to reports, Mathis Court with Judge Mathis is in the works for a fall 2023 bow.

Allen Media Group is pitching the first-run one-hour series for broadcast, cable, and distribution platforms.

"Judge Greg Mathis is an outstanding, charismatic, and iconic television host, and we are extremely confident that our eighth and newest court series with Judge Mathis will be very successful for years to come as he joins our outstanding roster of talent, including Judge Kevin Ross, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Judge Christina Perez, Judge Karen Mills-Francis, Judge Glenda Hatchett, Judge Lauren Lake, and Judge Eboni K. Williams," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group, in a statement with Variety.

Just days after Warner Bros. announced the cancellation of “Judge Mathis” after 24 seasons, Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has scooped up the services of Judge Greg Mathis to host a new first-run one-hour strip for fall 2023.

“Mathis Court with Judge Mathis” has been given a “firm go” by Allen Media Group, which is now pitching the show for broadcast, cable and distribution platforms.

In addition to broadcast syndication, the show will join Allen Media Group’s eight court series are carried on its television network Justice Central, available in more than 50 million U.S. homes. Allen Media Group’s “America’s Court with Judge Ross” (which premiered in fall 2010), as well as “Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez,” “Justice with Judge Mablean,” “Supreme Justice with Judge Karen,” “The Verdict with Judge Hatchett,” “We the People with Judge Lauren Lake” and “Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams.” (“Equal Justice...

Days after it was revealed that Judge Mathis would end its long run in daytime syndication, Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has announced that it will launch Mathis Court with Judge Mathis in the fall.

The new court series will be a daily one-hour strip and will be available to broadcast television stations, as well as global network, cable, and digital distribution platforms later this year.

For 24 consecutive seasons, Warner Bros./Telepictures produced and distributed Judge Mathis, which was the second longest-running court show in continued production with the same host behind Judge Judy (which ran for 25 seasons). Judge Mathis won the Daytime Emmy in 2018 for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program, as well as the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series in 2004.

Judge Greg Mathis is a former judge of Michigan’s 36th District Court.

“We at Allen Media Group are proud to add Mathis Court...

Exclusive: Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is set to launch another court series — Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. The daily one-hour strip will bow fall 2023 and will be available to broadcast on television stations, as well as global cable, network, and digital distribution platforms.

A lawyer, author and television host, Williams is a former guest host on ABC’s The View and a correspondent for CBS News and Fox News. Williams is currently host of her own series on Allen Media Group’s The Grio Television Network – the daily one-hour news program The Grio with Eboni K. Williams. Williams also starred on season 13 of The Real Housewives of New York City.

As an attorney, Williams provided legal counsel in family law and civil litigation, and was also a public defender. She also worked in private practice. Williams authored the best-selling book Pretty Powerful, as well as a...

Exclusive: Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has ordered We the People With Judge Lauren Lake, a daily/strip one-hour syndicated court series that will be available to broadcast TV and global cable, network and digital platforms in fall 2022. The series will be produced and distributed by Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios.

Lake, a family lawyer and legal analyst, previously hosted the nationally syndicated Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court, from MGM Domestic Television Distribution. The show, which featured Lake helping litigants resolve paternity-related legal issues, ran for seven seasons and was nominated for four Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program (including the past three years in a row), winning in the category in 2019. It was not renewed for Season 8 as MGM, over the past year, pulled away from the court show arena, with all three of its series — Paternity Court, Couples Court With the Cutlers and Personal Injury Court — coming to an end.

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has renewed five of the studio’s syndicated court series for the 2020-21 season. The renewals, announced at Natpe, consist of 650 new half-hour episodes for the 2020-21 season, effective immediately. The renewed series are America’s Court With Judge Ross, which is heading into its 11th season, Justice For All With Judge Cristina Perez, Supreme Justice with Judge Karen, Justice With Judge Mablean and The Verdict With Judge Hatchett. All are carried in broadcast syndication in 90 percent of U.S. television markets, and on the Es network JusticeCentral.TV.

“Ten years after we launched our first court series America’s Court With Judge Ross, our viewers continue to enjoy some of the best court shows available,” said Allen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Entertainment Studios. “Whether in broadcast syndication or on our 24-hour HD network JusticeCentral.TV, the investment to produce these 650 additional new episodes...

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has ordered 130 more episodes for each of its five court series for the 2018-19 TV season — a total of 650 half-hours. Getting that big influx are America’s Court with Judge Ross, Justice for All with Judge Christina Perez, Supreme Justice with Judge Karen, Justice with Judge Mablean and The Verdict with Judge Hatchett.

“Eight years after we launched our first court series America’s Court with Judge Ross, our viewers continue to enjoy some of the best court shows available,” said Allen, the founder, chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios. “Whether in broadcast syndication or on our 24-hour HD network JusticeCentral.TV, the investment to produce these 650 additional new episodes shows our commitment to being the largest producer of high-quality television court programming – and our unwavering confidence in this strong and engaging genre.”

Here are details about the five shows getting more episodes, with descriptions...

Kristen Terlizzi had no idea that maternal mortality was an issue in the United States until she almost lost her own life after she delivered her son, Leo.

“I had always focused on my baby’s health,” Terlizzi, 35, tells People. “It was scary to realize that I was in danger as well.”

Since 1990, the maternal mortality ratio in the U.S. has more than doubled, according to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, with an estimated 700 to 900 women dying from pregnancy or childbirth related causes each year.

NPR reports that American women are more than three times as likely as Canadian...

In the year since Charles Johnson IV tragically lost his wife just hours after she gave birth to a healthy baby boy, he’s had unconditional support from his family and friends.

On April 12 2016, Kira Johnson — a healthy 39-year-old who was already a mom to the couple’s 19-month-old son — walked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for a scheduled C-section — and would never walk out.

“We were expecting this to be a walk in the park,” Charles, 36, an entrepreneur, tells People. “We thought we’d go in, high five, spend a couple days in the hospital and come home with two little boys.

Grieving husband and father, Charles Johnson IV, is seeking justice following the death of his wife hours after she gave birth. Along with his mother, TV judge Glenda Hatchett, Charles wants to save other families from the heartbreak his family went through.

On April 11, 2016 — the night before Kira’s Johnson’s scheduled C-section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles — the expectant mother decided she wanted to dress up for her baby’s big arrival.

“We were both planning to wear sweats and be very relaxed and casual,” Charles, 36, tells People. “But I remember her combing her hair, looking in the mirror and saying,...

TV judge Glenda Hatchett’s son is suing the hospital where his wife passed away 12 hours after she delivered a healthy baby boy via C-section.

In court documents filed March 22 and obtained by People, Charles Johnson IV is suing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress following the death of his “healthy, vibrant, fun, loving wife,” Kyira Adele Dixon.

The documents allege that on April 12, 2016, 39-year-old Dixon arrived at Cedars-Sinai at approximately 12:30 p.m. for a repeat elective cesarean delivery (Dixon’s first child — son Charles Johnson V — was born via C-section on Sept.

Bobby Brown issued a statement saying he was “pleased” by a judge’s ruling yesterday that found Nick Gordon liable for the wrongful death of Bobbi Kristina Brown. As part of the settlement, Gordon has been ordered to pay $36 million to Bobbi Kristina’s estate — and Brown intends to collect immediately.

“Bobby is relieved to have this chapter of the process behind him, but now he intends to actively pursue the collection against Nick Gordon,” Brown’s attorney, Craig Terrett, tells People. “We will be working with a collection attorney in Florida and we are moving forward quickly. We will...

A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, an African-American cafeteria worker whose death this summer sparked protests after its immediate aftermath was live-streamed on Facebook.

St. Anthony, Minnesota, police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who shot Castile during a traffic stop on July 6, will appear in court on Friday on the manslaughter charge, where he will enter a plea.

He faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted. He has also been charged with two felony counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm, according to authorities.

He did not immediately return People’s call for comment.

The family of Philando Castile — the Minnesota man who was fatally shot by police earlier this month — has just gained a powerful legal ally. Or at least a familiar one, to fans of court-centric reality TV. Glenda Hatchett, best known as the titular star of the syndicated offering “Judge Hatchett,” said during a press conference on Tuesday that she will sue on behalf of Castile’s family, the Associated Press reported. Speaking near the Minnesota state Capitol, Hatchett declared, “I am now stepping beyond the bench, the other side of the bench.” Also Read: NRA Breaks Silence on Philando Castile Death.

All rise, The Verdict With Judge Hatchett will hit the syndication courtroom in fall 2016. The Honorable Glenda Hatchett is presiding over the series, her follow-up to Sony TV’s long-running Judge Hatchett. Produced and distributed by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, The Verdict will launch in the fall. "Byron's creative vision and commitment to his high-quality television programs and cable networks is unparalleled in this industry,” Hatchett ruled, “and I am…...