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JUDGE MATHIS had “a rap sheet a mile long” back in his Motown gang banger era.
Popular reality TV jurist Greg Mathis knows what it’s like to be a defendant – he was one himself!
The star of “Judge Mathis” was raised by a single mom in one of the worst housing projects in Detroit, Mich.
During the ‘70s, he joined the notorious Motown street gang called the Errol Flynns and was busted numerous times, said a source.
“The gang was prominent on Detroit’s east side and grew to over 400 members,” said the source.
“When he was a member, Greg stole and got involved in drugs. He had a rap sheet a mile long.”
Mathis landed behind bars for carrying a gun at age 17. But thanks to his mother, Alice, he managed to break free of the gang.