Judge Joe Brown Arrested After Court Meltdown 
 
 Judge Joe Brown -- Arrested After Court Meltdown 
 
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 Judgejust got a taste of his own medicine -- the former TV judge was arrested after allegedly blowing a gasket at a Memphis juvenile court ... TMZ has confirmed.Brown showed up to court Monday to represent someone in a child support case -- but was turned away by court staff, who informed Brown they had no record of the case in question.Brown reportedly lost it ... becoming verbally abusive and was warned several times to quiet down.We're told Brown -- who is running for D.A. of Shelby County -- was "playing to the peanut gallery" and "incited a near riot."Brown reportedly ignored the judge and was subsequently arrested for contempt of court.Brown was cited for contempt 5 times and ultimately ordered to spend 5 days in jail. He left under his own power and was screaming the entire time. Check out the audio from court ... it's wild. 

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 (Memphis) Well-known TV court judge and former Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown has been released on his own recognizance from the Criminal Justice Center at 201 Poplar. 
 
 This comes after a request for bail was denied earlier this evening. 
 
 We are told Brown showed up to Juvenile Court Monday and agreed to represent someone pro bono in a child support case. 
 
 Juvenile Court Magistrate Harold Horne denied Brown's request for the case to be dismissed. 
 
 Brown then reportedly lost control and became verbally abusive saying in part, "On what authority do you sit by the way? As a former judge here, we have a rule in the 30th judicial district that says every single magistrate, referee has to be unanimously approved by every circuit, chancery, and criminal court judge. I don't recall that your name's ever been submitted sir!" 
 
 Horne warned Brown to calm down, but he did not. 
 
 Brown was given 24 hours in jail for contempt of court, but that increased to five days when he continued to yell as he was being removed from the courtroom saying, "This is a circus sir. That's three days. You can do all you want! Four days. You don't have the jurisdiction. Five days." 
 
 Brown's television show was cancelled last year and he is now running for Shelby County District Attorney against Amy Weirich. 
 
 After being released from jail, Brown told WREG he feels the arrest was dirty politics. 
 
 "I'm a little hot under the collar," he said. "In 40 years, I've never seen such a circus as they've got down there." 
 
 Many are wondering, with an election coming up and Brown's own attorney being with him at juvenile court, whether it was a publicity ploy. 
 
 Weirich's campaign manager released a statement following the arrest, saying, "That sort of disrespectful circus stunt may get Hollywood ratings, but this is real life and real people, and Joe Brown knows better. He should be ashamed of himself." 
 
 Brown held a 'Man Up' rally in Memphis Saturday to talk about keeping kids out of trouble. 
 
 Juvenile Court Judge Curtis Person said in a statement, "Anyone who comes before the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County will be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect. Anyone who acts in a contemptuous manner toward this Court, toward any member of this Court, toward any employee of this Court or toward any visitor of this Court will be dealt with appropriately according to the laws of the State of Tennessee." 
 
 Some people were not happy with a post on the Joe Brown campaign Facebook page, comparing him to Martin Luther King, Jr.
– Joe Brown was arrested in court today, but did political theater play a role? Brown—the former star of Judge Joe Brown, which was canceled last year—arrived at Juvenile Court in Memphis and shook hands to promote his run for district attorney, the Commercial Appeal reports. He then went to court as an attorney and complained vehemently about delays. Brown "began a diatribe" against the judge in the case, said Court Chief Magistrate Dan Michael. The judge "advised Mr. Brown that he needed to desist," but he refused and "continued acting up." Held in contempt of court, Brown got five days in jail; his bail request was denied and he's being held alone for safety reasons, WREG reports. Meanwhile, his campaign Facebook page has changed its image to Martin Luther King, Jr., during a Civil Rights arrest in the 1960s: "This is not any different than when Martin Luther King was jailed repeatedly, while fighting for our rights," the site says. But Michael refused to call the arrest a political stunt: "Within five minutes there were three or four different attorneys down here seeking to represent him," he said. "You can draw whatever conclusion you want to draw." For audio of Brown's courtroom diatribe, check out TMZ.