By Bridget Bland, BlackVoices.com
Watch out Judge Judy...there's a new judge in town.
'Judge Karen,' a new syndicated court television show that debuted last month, is hoping to boost ratings by throwing in a former reality show contestant.
The episode will air on BET.
The Miami beauty claims that an Atlanta party promoter stiffed her from getting paid for a club appearance.

The club promoter argues she won't get any cash because she showed up late and did not host the party as agreed. But neither party had a signed agreement so Judge Karen is left to make sense of what a former reality contestant should get paid for a hosting gig and what the top-rated VH1 series 'Flavor of Love' is all about.
The bodacious beauty, who Flavor Flav booted after an ex called the house looking for money she owed him, appeared in 'King' Magazine earlier this year. In that article, she boasted, '...a thousand dollars is nothing. I make that in two days working at Hooters.'
Although she says that she is in debt from a student loan, Myammee told Judge Karen that she can earn upwards of five thousand dollars for a 30-minute to one hour appearance at nightclubs around the country.
Judge Karen Mills-Francis,a former public defender, hails from Miami, Florida, where she stepped down from being a judge in the Orange State to host her own TV show. To distinguish itself from other shows in the crowded field, 'Judge Karen' permits litigants to cross-examine witnesses, and there is a segment at the end in which she answers videotaped questions from viewers.
"I'm like the mother everyone should have had," she said. "My show is representative of a real courtroom, and the people who come before me are held responsible for their actions."
You can check out a clip of the episode here, but if you want to have your case considered before Judge Karen visit www.judgekarentv.com.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Humanitarian Award Recipient Quincy Jones poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Nelly poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Anthony Hamilton poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Nelly (L) and singer Ashanti pose in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Nelly (L) and singer Ashanti pose in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Nelly (L) and singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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1. Really did not pay attention to this as much except to wonder why they keep airing it on weekends? Why we gotta have court on weekends and even Sundays?
Ladybrille at 8:43PM on Oct 6th 2008