Problem keeping a JMenu on top

I am pretty sure there is a simple way to solve this problem but I am tired of beating my head into the wall.

What I am trying to do is keep my JMenu on top of the other graphical elements. I have a JPanel that is periodically updated and repainted, everytime this happens the graphics in the JPanel write over the JMenu graphics...

Any ideas on how I can fix this?

Any help is appreciated

[415 byte] By [Fukurokujua] at [2007-10-1 19:47:49]