Judge Joe Brown, Former TV judge Joe Brown turned himself in to serve a 5-day sentence for contempt of court. Brown was acting as a lawyer in child support case when he scolded another judge.
According to CNN, the judge in that case warned him not to be combative, and then sentenced him to 5 days for contempt of court. Brown attempted to appeal, but his request was denied.
“I will not apologize for vigorously defending my client and demanding that the court follow the law. What I saw was a miscarriage of justice and I did what needed to be done. I will serve the time and I will continue stand up and speak out for justice as I have done throughout my 40-year legal career,” Brown said in a statement.
The former TV judge, who was running for Shelby County District Attorney at the time, was subsequently sentenced to five days in jail for his contempt charge. and turned himself in to begin serving the sentence on Thursday.
“I always used to be a hot shot about protecting people’s rights,” Brown told ABC News at the time of his initial arrest. “I was not happy to have my liberty detained even for 30 seconds. That’s precious. It’s not about the conditions of incarceration, it’s about the loss of liberty.”
According to CNN, the judge in that case warned him not to be combative, and then sentenced him to 5 days for contempt of court. Brown attempted to appeal, but his request was denied.
“I will not apologize for vigorously defending my client and demanding that the court follow the law. What I saw was a miscarriage of justice and I did what needed to be done. I will serve the time and I will continue stand up and speak out for justice as I have done throughout my 40-year legal career,” Brown said in a statement.
The former TV judge, who was running for Shelby County District Attorney at the time, was subsequently sentenced to five days in jail for his contempt charge. and turned himself in to begin serving the sentence on Thursday.
“I always used to be a hot shot about protecting people’s rights,” Brown told ABC News at the time of his initial arrest. “I was not happy to have my liberty detained even for 30 seconds. That’s precious. It’s not about the conditions of incarceration, it’s about the loss of liberty.”
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