Nannette Jolivette-Brown
| Nannette Jolivette-Brown | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #10 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 10/3/2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Stanwood Duval |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1963 |
| Home State: | Lafayette, LA |
| Undergraduate: | U. of Southwestern Louisiana, B.A., 1985 |
| Law School: | Tulane Law School, J.D., 1988 |
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate: | Nannette Jolivette-Brown | |
| Court: | Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| Progress: | Confirmed 215 days after nomination. | |
 | Nominated: | March 2, 2011 |
| ABA Rating: | Unanimously Qualified |
| Questionnaire: | Questionnaire |
| Hearing: | May 4, 2011 |
| QFRs: | QFRs |
| Reported: | May 26, 2011 |
| Confirmed: | October 3, 2011 |
| Vote: 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
- The Times-Picayune, "Senate confirms New Orleans city attorney as judge," October 4, 2011
- Judge Jolivette-Brown's Biography from Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ NOLA.com, "President Barack Obama nominates Jolivette-Brown for federal court opening", March 2, 2011
- ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Judge Jolivette-Brown's Biography from Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 White House Press Release "President Obama Names Three to the United States District Court", March 2, 2011
- ↑ 112th Congress Confirmation Materials
- ↑ Judge Jolivette Brown, Lotief to be honored
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Stanwood Duval |
Eastern District of Louisiana 2011–Present Seat #10 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • [[Diana Salda�a|Diana Salda�a]] • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
| Unconfirmed |
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