Henry Brown
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Henry N. Brown, Jr. is the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal.
Supreme Court
Brown was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Benjamin Harrisonon December 23, 1890, to a seat vacated by Samuel Miller; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 29, 1890, and received commission that same day. He served on the Supreme Court until his retirement May 28, 1906.
Eastern District of Michigan
Brown was nominated to the Eastern District of Michigan by President Ulysses Grant on March 17, 1875, to a seat vacated by John Wesley Longyear; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1875, and received commission that same day. He served the Eastern District of Michigan until he was elevated to the Supreme Court on December 30, 1890.
Biography
Judge Brown was born on 12/30/41 in Bienville Parish, LA. His family moved to Bossier City in 1944. His father, Henry Brown, Sr., was a civil engineer with the state highway department for 44 years, and his mother, Louise Craighead Brown, was a school teacher who retired from the Bossier Parish School system. Judge Brown was a 1959 graduate of Bossier High School, and a 1962 graduate of Louisiana State University. Judge Brown earned his Juris Doctor from LSU Law School in January 1966.
Professional career
After serving his country in Vietnam, Judge Brown was the Orleans Parish Assistant District Attorney in 1968. Judge Brown would then work in private practice between 1969 and 1972, when he became Chief Assistant District Attorney for Bossier/Webster Parish. In 1975, Judge Brown was elected District Attorney for the 26th Judicial District (Bossier and Webster Parishes) where he served through 1990. In 1991, Judge Brown was elected to the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Brown was named Outstanding Young Man of Louisiana (Louisiana Jaycees) in 1976. He also received the American Legion/Exchange Club’s Voice of Freedom Award in 1989. He is a member of First United Methodist Church of Bossier City.
