Brown, Nannette Jolivette Born 1963 in Lafayette, LA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana Nominated by Barack Obama on March 2, 2011, to a seat vacated by Stanwood R. Duval, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 2011, and received commission on October 4, 2011. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.A., 1985 Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1988 Tulane University Law School, LL.M., 1998 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