MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former television judge Joe Brown has been released from jail after serving a five-day jail sentence for contempt of court.

2. Brown in Custody on 2014 Contempt Citation - Saturday, August 29, 2015

Former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown turned himself in Thursday, Aug. 27, to begin serving the remaining four days of a five-day sentence for contempt of court. He began serving the sentence last year.

3. Former TV Judge Joe Brown Turns Self in for Jail Sentence - Friday, August 28, 2015

Former TV judge Joe Brown has surrendered to Tennessee deputies to begin serving a five-day jail term for contempt of court.

The Commercial Appeal reports Brown turned himself in Thursday to Shelby County deputies.

4. State Supreme Court Won't Hear Judge Joe Brown's Appeal - Wednesday, August 26, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court is refusing to hear an appeal from former TV judge Joe Brown over a jail sentence for contempt of court.

5. Brown Contempt Citation Upheld by Appeals Court - Saturday, March 28, 2015

A year to the day that former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown was jailed for contempt by a Juvenile Court magistrate, the Tennessee Court of Appeals rejected his claim that Magistrate Harold Horne denied him due process and punished him for “zealous advocacy” on behalf of his client.

6. Brown Contempt Citation Upheld by Appeals Court - Wednesday, March 25, 2015

A year to the day that former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown was jailed for contempt by a Juvenile Court magistrate, the Tennessee Court of Appeals rejected his claim that Magistrate Harold Horne denied him due process and punished him for “zealous advocacy” on behalf of his client.

7. After the Campaign - Saturday, November 22, 2014

The 2014 election year began in January with dissent from the floor.

At the end of the Shelby County Democratic Party’s annual Kennedy Day fundraiser in January, former Memphis City Council member and state Rep. Carol Chumney, who was not among the speakers, challenged the party establishment from her table to do more to support women running for office.

8. Arrests Mark Turbulent Season for Democrats - Monday, June 16, 2014

At week’s end, Shelby County Commissioner Henri Brooks and Shelby County Democratic Party Chairman Bryan Carson had been arrested within 24 hours of each other on separate charges.

9. Brown’s Complex Contempt Case Moves Forward - Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown’s actions in Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court in March will live on in court past the May county primaries and into the campaign season as Brown prepares to challenge incumbent District Attorney General Amy Weirich in the August general election.

10. Brown Contempt Hearing Scheduled for Friday - Saturday, May 3, 2014

Former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown’s March contempt citation in Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court is set to be heard by a special Criminal Court judge Friday, May 2.

11. Brown Contempt Case Goes to Appeals Court - Monday, May 5, 2014

Special Criminal Court Judge Paul Summers has sent the Juvenile Court contempt citation against former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Jackson, Tenn.

12. Brown Contempt Case Goes to Appeals Court - Friday, May 2, 2014

Special Criminal Court Judge Paul Summers on Friday, May 2, sent the Juvenile Court contempt citation against former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Jackson, Tenn.

13. Brown Contempt Hearing Scheduled for Friday - Friday, May 2, 2014

Former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown’s March contempt citation in Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court is set to be heard by a special Criminal Court judge Friday, May 2.

14. Brown’s Contempt Hearing Reflects Political Skirmish - Monday, March 31, 2014

Joe Brown’s bid to unseat District Attorney General Amy Weirich in the 2014 elections probably wasn’t supposed to begin this way – in a courtroom dispute with Juvenile Court that has nothing to do with Weirich.

15. Brown Contempt Jailing Maps Political Challenge - Wednesday, March 26, 2014

The arrest of the Democratic nominee for Shelby County district attorney general Monday, March 24, is the best indication yet of the tumult within the local Democratic Party as it attempts to win countywide offices four years after losing every race to Republicans.

16. DA Candidate Brown Jailed For Contempt in Juvenile Court - Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Former Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown, who is the Democratic nominee for District Attorney General in the August county general elections, was arrested and jailed Monday, March 24, for being in contempt of court.

17. Dem Chairman Says Horne Won't Run for Governor - Monday, April 20, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Knoxville real estate developer Doug Horne has decided against joining the 2010 governor's race, state Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester said.

18. Horne: Dems Should Unite Behind Governor Candidate - Friday, January 9, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former state Democratic Party chairman Doug Horne is calling for potential gubernatorial aspirants to rally behind a single strong candidate for 2010.

19. Local Attorneys Get Turn as Judge, Jury - Wednesday, November 2, 2005

Starting over is the theme that fills every corner of David S. Kennedy's courtroom.

He is chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee, which each year hears more than 20,000 pleas from debtors looking for a financial fresh start.