Biography of Judge Mablean Ephriam

JUDGE MABLEAN EPHRIAM At-A-Glance

TELEVISION / RADIO (partial list)

· Fox-TV “Divorce Court “ Judge
  ·  Seventh season – aired on September 12, 2005 – national syndication
  · Sixth season – 1,000th show aired February 2004 – national syndication 
  · Successful courtroom drama series made its debut in 1999

· Guest appearance on “Cedric the Entertainer” show – October 2002

· Guest appearance as a judge on soap opera “Passions” – March 2003

· Guest appearance on UPN comedy “One On One” – September 2003

· Panelist on BET “America’s Black Forum” – April 2004

· Guest appearance on Fox Sports “Best Damn Sport Show” – May 2004

· Guest appearance on NBC “Today in L.A. Weekend” – June 2004

· Celebrity appearance on Vh1 reality show “Celebrity FIT Club” – January 2005

· Guest appearance on E! Entertainment  "It's So Over: 50 Celebrity Break-ups" -  
   August 2005

· Guest appearance on Fox comedy “The Bernie Mac Show  -  November 2005

· Guest host on Syndication One “The Al Sharpton Show” – December 2006

· Guest appearance on NBC “1 vs 100” show – January 2007

MOTION PICTURE / STAGE

· Role as a judge in the Tyler Perry’s film, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” – February 
  2005

· Role as a judge in the Tyler Perry’s film, “Madea’s  Family Reunion” – February
  2006

· Role as a judge in the Tyler Perry’s film, “Madea’s  Goes To Jail” – February 2009

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

· Co-Owner of Jubilane – Bed & Breakfast Guest House in Johannesburg, South 
  Africa

· Owner of Mablean’s Limousine Service

· Owner of Ms. E., Inc. – An entertainment business

· Former Co-Owner of E&E House of Care – An Assisted Living Facility for the Elderly

COMMUNITY

· Co-Founder of the Harriet Buhai Family Law Center – Pro bono legal services

· Founder of the Mablean Ephriam Foundation - A 501 (c) (3), non-profit, public benefit corporation, created to implement programs and funding that will enhance the quality of life in our communities, educational institutions, and workforce.

· Creator/Host of the Honoring Unsung Fathers (HUF) Awards – A special Father’s Day annual event

· Serve on the Board of Directors for the Union Rescue Mission – A nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the poor and homeless.

· Serve on the Executive Board for the Mesereau-Ephriam-Villaraigosa Free Legal Clinic – Pro bono legal services

SPOKESPERSON

· Former spokesperson for Travatanâ Eye Drops Project Focus – To promote awareness of glaucoma.

SPEAKING ENAGAGEMENTS – National/Local (partial list)

Keynote, Mistress of Ceremonies, Moderator, Panelist, Presenter:

Pitzer College, Tennessee State University, Huston-Tillotson College, Essence Music Festival, NAACP, Negro Congress of Black Women, Black Women Lawyers Association, 100 Black Men of America, National Medical Association, National Association of Health Services Executives’, Church of God In Christ, Southern California State Youth Congress, The National Professionals Network, Trumpet Awards…and many more.

Judge Mablean has considerable experience in the legal field which would qualify her to be a legal commentator and/or to be cast in a law and order series as an attorney and/or judge.

LEGAL BACKGROUND

Judge Mablean served as a prosecuting attorney for the City of Los Angeles for five years.  In this role, she prosecuted criminal misdemeanor matters ranging from vehicular manslaughter, domestic violence, abuse against spouses, children, parents, girlfriends and/or boyfriends.  She was instrumental in drafting of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act of California which made assaults against spouses, children, girlfriends/boyfriends or other relatives a crime.

She is an experienced trial attorney.  Judge Mablean opened her private practice in 1982.  She initially practiced criminal defense.  She has tried criminal cases from murder to traffic offenses.

In addition, she has considerable judicial experience.  She presided as a juvenile court traffic referee, traffic court, small claims temporary judge, City of Los Angeles Hearing Examiner hearing appeals from disciplinary and termination proceedings, as well as a temporary judge in family law.

Judge Mablean was highly regarded among her peers, often being referred to as “the lawyer’s lawyer, the judge’s lawyer” having represented many attorneys and judges in their divorce proceedings.

She has a development project for a talk show and /a court show dealing with relationship issues.  Her experience as a battered wife, a step-parent, a foster-parent, as well as her experience in handling family matters, such as divorce, child custody and support matters, probate (death/inheritance), guardianship of minors and conservatorship of ailing adults, uniquely qualifies her to discuss these matters and offer solutions.