Joe Brown

Birth Name:

Joseph Brown

Birth Place:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession

Actor

After catching the attention of "Judge Judy" producers in the late 1990s, he became the judge and arbiter of his own reality courtroom show, "Judge Joe Brown," which ran for 15 seasons, from 1998 to 2013
After graduating from UCLA, he moved to Tennessee, where he became the first black prosecutor in Memphis history
Addresses the court in a straightforward, candid manner
Known for giving life advice to plaintiffs and defendants, often about manhood
Oversaw the reopening of convicted assassin James Earl Ray's case for the murder Martin Luther King, Jr
Was honored by the Kennedy Center with The Olender Foundation's Advocate for Justice Award for his work with inner-city youths

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