Judge Joe Brown Arrested After Courtroom Argument with Magistrate in Shelby County

Judge Joe Brown speaking

Even courtroom TV personalities can be arrested and thrown in jail. This is the case for former Judge Joe Brown on Monday, who has had his own courtroom TV show for 15 years before it was cancelled.

Judge Joe Brown Arrested After Courtroom Argument with Magistrate Harold Horne

Judge Joe Brown was arrested on March 24, 2014 after being found in contempt of court in Shelby County (Memphis, TN).

Judge Joe Brown came to court to represent a person in a child-support case. Judge Joe Brown got a little upset when Shelby County Juvenile Court Magistrate Harold Horne told his courtroom that the case would not happen that afternoon. That's when Judge Joe Brown was ticked off. He went on a tirade in front of everyone in the courtroom, and was then arrested.

Judge Joe Brown back in Shelby County...to see the Jail

Magistrate Harold Horne found Judge Joe Brown in contempt of court five times, yes five times, before they were able to drag Judge Joe Brown out of the courtroom in handcuffs. He was booked in the Shelby County jail after being arrested.

Yahoo! Celebrity points out that Judge Joe Brown was a former Shelby County criminal judge. So who knows, maybe Judge Joe Brown will run into someone he put in jail many years ago.

Chief Magistrate Dan Michael was in the courtroom with Judge Joe Brown went off on Magistrate Harold Horne. He said that everyone was "kind of floored" by Judge Joe Brown's behavior in the courtroom.

Judge Joe Brown Explains his Outbursts

In this article, Judge Joe Brown says:  "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."

His outbursts, resulting in five counts of contempt of court, took place when Judge Joe Brown was only observing the juvenile court in the building when approached by a woman that asked for his help. Judge Joe Brown then went before a judge (Magistrate Harold Horne) on her behalf, but resulted in a less than favorable outcome for the former TV Judge.

Judge Joe Brown was only asking for the woman's charges to be dismissed, and that's when Magistrate Harold Horne told Judge Joe Brown that he was not an attorney.

Judge Joe Brown feels that he was unjustly arrested, but he stay in the Shelby County jail was not that bad. 

Read about Judge Joe Brown's TV courtroom show 2013 cancellation here.

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Polygamous Marriage Decriminalized as TLC Television Documents Reality Shows in Utah

When you think of polygamous marriage, many people often first think of Mormons living in small rural towns in Utah. That is because in some of these communities, polygamous marriage is accepted and is a normal way of life.

Do you believe that polygamy is morally okay?

Polygamous Marriage Documented in TLC Television Shows 'Sister Wives' & 'My Five Wives'

Brown Family of the TLC show 'Sister Wives'

The TLC show, Sister Wives, is a prime example of a polygamous marriage in the state of Utah. Sister Wives is a show that openly documents a polygamous marriage between one man - Kody Brown - and his four wives. But the Brown family had to flee Utah because polygamous marriage is against the law in Utah, because of the state's polygamy law.

U.S. District Court Judge Rules Utah Polygamy Law is Unconstitutional

Families that practice polygamy, as seen on the show, Sister Wives, are no longer allowed to be prosecuted as criminals in Utah. This comes as a relief to the Brown family resulting from U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups ruling that Utah's polygamy law is unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups said that Utah's polygamy law is a violation of the First Amendment.

The Brown family filed their lawsuit in July 2011 against Utah's polygamy law, but didn't leave Utah until 2012. Utah's polygamy law is stricter than in the other 49 U.S. states.

Below are three comments from users regarding the U.S. District Court ruling on Utah's polygamy law:

'My Five Wives' on TLC

TLC also runs a show called 'My Five Wives' about another polygamous marriage originating from northern Utah. My Five Wives is about head of household, Brady Williams, and his five wives. In My Five Wives, the show attempts to accurately demonstrate that there should be equality for all, and that the Williams family loves God, and that a polygamous marriage can show that. On the TLC show website, it says that the Williams family wants "to emphasize that their choice to be together is more about mutual love and committment than it is about religion."

What do you think? Is it really showing love by marrying multiple wives, or is it really being selfish?

We know what God thinks. In the Bible, those that had multiple wives were sinning against God, including King David and King Solomon.