Mablean Ephriam

Mablean Deloris Ephriam, Esq. is a former Los Angeles prosecuting attorney. She is best known as the adjudicator of the courtroom series Divorce Court forseasons from the 199900 season through the 200506 season. She was replaced by Lynn Toler in the shows 200607 season. Ephriam is also known for her judge roles in Tyler Perrys Madea films.

Ephriam was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi but raised in Los Angeles, California from the age ofyears old. Although Ephriam had never actually served as a judge before presiding on Divorce Court, she came to the series with significant legal experience and knowledge of the law. She started her law career as a corrections officer in the Womens 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.

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