birthname birth_place article_title birth_date
'' ' mablean ephriam '' ' hazlehurst , mississippi , u.s. mablean ephriam
 23 april 1949
mablean ephriam

mablean deloris ephriam , esq. -lrb- born april 23 , 1949 -rrb- is a former los angeles prosecuting attorney .
she is best known as the adjudicator of the courtroom series `` divorce court '' for 7 seasons from the 1999-00 season through the 2005-06 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 .
