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Brown, Ada Elene
Born 1974 in Oklahoma City, OK
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on March 26, 2019, to a seat vacated by Terry R. Means. Confirmed by the Senate on September 11, 2019, and received commission on September 13, 2019.
Education:
Spelman College, B.A., 1996
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1999
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on March 26, 2019, to a seat vacated by Terry R. Means. Confirmed by the Senate on September 11, 2019, and received commission on September 13, 2019.
Education:
Spelman College, B.A., 1996
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1999
Professional Career:
Family violence advocate, Dallas County [Texas] District Attorney's Office, 1999-2000
Assistant district attorney, Dallas County, Texas, 2000-2005
Judge, Dallas County [Texas] Criminal Court Number One, 2005-2007
Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 2007-2013
Adjunct professor of trial advocacy, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2008, 2009, 2012
Justice, Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas, 2013-2019