Joe Brown (judge)
| Judge Joe Brown | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Brown July 5, 1947 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Debroah Herron |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Nickname(s) | Judge Joe Brown |
| Judge Joe Brown | |
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| Genre | Reality Court Show |
| Starring | Judge Joe Brown Sonia Montejano Jeanne Zelasko |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Sunset Bronson Studios Hollywood, California |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Big Ticket Television |
| Distributor |
Worldvision Enterprises (1998–1999) Paramount Domestic Television (1999–2006) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006–2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007–2013) |
| Release | |
| Original network | First-run syndication |
| Picture format |
SDTV 480i (1998-2012) HDTV 1080i (2012-2013) |
| Original release | September 14, 1998 – September 6, 2013 |
Joseph "Judge Joe" Brown (born July 5, 1947) is an American lawyer. He is a former Shelby County, Tennessee, Criminal Court judge and a former arbiter of the arbitration-based reality court show, Judge Joe Brown.
Raised in the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles, Brown graduated at the top of his class at Dorsey High School, then in 1969 earned a bachelor's degree in political science and in 1973 a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at UCLA. While attending law school, Brown worked as a substitute teacher. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Brown became the first African-American prosecutor in the city of Memphis. He would later open his own law practice before becoming a judge on the State Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee.
Brown was thrust into the national spotlight while presiding over James Earl Ray's last appeal of Ray's conviction for the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Brown was removed from the reopened investigation of King's murder due to alleged bias—former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney of Georgia wrote that Brown told her and the Congressional Black Caucus, unequivocally, that the so-called murder rifle was not the weapon that killed Martin Luther King, Jr. It was during this time that Judge Brown caught the attention of the producers of Judge Judy.
In March 2014, Brown ran in the Democratic primary for the position of Shelby County district attorney general. He lost the election to Republican incumbent Amy Weirich by 65% to 35%.
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