Nannette Jolivette Brown
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, Nannette Jolivette Brown is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1988. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1963 · age 63
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Chief judge
- Eastern District of Louisiana, 2018 to 2025
- Education
- University of Southwestern Louisiana (now of Louisiana at Lafayette) 1985 · Tulane Law School 1988
- Succeeded
- Stanwood R. Duval Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Stanwood R. Duval Jr. chief judge 2018 to 2025 | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) | B.A. | 1985 |
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1988 |
| Tulane University Law School | LL.M. | 1998 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana | 1988-1992, 1994, 2000-2010 |
| Teaching fellow, Tulane University Law School | 1992-1994 |
| Director, New Orleans [Louisiana] Department of Sanitation | 1994-1996 |
| Private practice, Lafayette, Louisiana | 1996-1998 |
| Assistant professor, Southern University Law Center | 1998-2000 |
| Visiting assistant clinical professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law | 2007-2009 |
| City attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana | 2010-2011 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Brown was assigned 2,749 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 268 days across 2,457 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 95 of Brown’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 73 were affirmed, 8 reversed or vacated, and 14 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Nannette Jolivette Brown?
- President Barack Obama appointed Nannette Jolivette Brown to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 2011.
- Was Nannette Jolivette Brown appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Nannette Jolivette Brown was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Nannette Jolivette Brown's confirmation vote?
- Nannette Jolivette Brown was confirmed by voice vote on October 3, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Nannette Jolivette Brown on?
- Nannette Jolivette Brown is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).