Nannette Jolivette Brown

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Nannette Jolivette Brown

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Tenure

2011 - Present

Years in position

13

Education

Bachelor's

University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1985

Law

Tulane Law School, 1988

Personal
Birthplace
Lafayette, La.
Contact

Official website 

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Nannette Brown is the chief judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She joined the court in 2011 after a nomination from President Barack Obama. Prior to nomination, Brown was the City Attorney for the City of New Orleans, a position she had held since May of 2010.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Brown attended University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and graduated with an B.A. in 1985. Brown received a J.D. from Tulane Law School in 1988 and her LL.M. in Energy and Environment from Tulane in 1998.[4][3]

Professional career

  • Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988-1992
  • Teaching fellow, Tulane University Law School, 1992-1994
  • Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994
  • Director, Department of Sanitation, City of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994-1996
  • Private practice, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1996-1998
  • Assistant professor, Southern University Law Center, 1998-2000
  • Private practice, New Orleans, 2000-2010
  • Visiting assistant clinical professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, 2007-2009
  • City attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010-2011[3]

Judicial career

Eastern District of Louisiana

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Nannette Jolivette-Brown
Court: Eastern District of Louisiana
Progress
Confirmed 215 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: March 2, 2011
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: May 4, 2011
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: May 26, 2011 
ApprovedAConfirmed: October 3, 2011
ApprovedAVote: Voice

Brown was nominated by President Obama on March 2, 2011 to fill a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Stanwood Duval.[4] Obama said of the nomination, “I am proud to nominate these three outstanding candidates to serve on the United States District Court bench. They all have long and distinguished records of service, and I am confident they will serve on the federal bench with distinction.”[4]

The American Bar Association gave Jolivette-Brown a rating of Unanimously Qualified. She had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 4, 2011, and you can find her Committee Questionnaire available here and her Questions for the Record available here.

On October 3, 2011 Brown was confirmed to the position by a Senate voice vote.[5]

Awards and associations

  • 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award - The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association[6]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ NOLA.com, "President Barack Obama nominates Jolivette-Brown for federal court opening," March 2, 2011
  2. ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Judge Jolivette-Brown's Biography from Federal Judicial Center
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 White House Press Release "President Obama Names Three to the United States District Court," March 2, 2011
  5. ↑ 112th Congress Confirmation Materials
  6. ↑ Judge Jolivette Brown, Lotief to be honored

Political offices
Preceded by
- 		United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
2011-Present		 Succeeded by
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