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Anna J. Brown
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Assumed office
July 27, 2017
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
October 26, 1999 – July 27, 2017
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byMalcolm F. Marsh
Succeeded byKarin Immergut
Judge for the Multnomah County Circuit Court
In office
1994–1999
Personal details
Born
Anna Jaeger[1]

(1952-07-26) July 26, 1952 (age 72)
Portland, Oregon
EducationPortland State University (BS)
Lewis & Clark Law School (JD)

Anna Jaeger Brown (born July 26, 1952)[2] is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Early life

Brown was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1952,[3] and attended high school there at St. Mary's Academy where she graduated in 1970.[4] She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University in 1975.[3] Brown continued her education at Northwestern School of Law (now Lewis and Clark Law School) where she received a Juris Doctor in 1980.[3] While in law school she worked as a law clerk for Judge John C. Beatty of the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland from 1978 to 1980.[3] Following law school in 1980, Brown entered private legal practice in Portland where she remained until 1992.[3]

Judicial career

State judicial service

In 1992, Brown became a judge on the Multnomah County District Court.[3] She was on that court until 1994 when she was elevated to the Multnomah County Circuit Court.[3]

Federal judicial service

On April 22, 1999, Brown was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon by President Bill Clinton. She had been nominated to the seat vacated by Malcolm F. Marsh who took senior status on April 16, 1998.[3][5] She was confirmed on October 15, 1999 by the United States Senate and received her commission on October 26.[3] She took the oath of office and entered on duty on October 27.[6] She took senior status on July 27, 2017.[3]

References

  1. ^ Confirmation Hearings On Federal Appointments, Part 1A [Errata], 1999
  2. ^ "Judicial Staff Directory". Congressional Staff Directory, Limited. 1 January 2009 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Brown, Anna J. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  4. ^ "2003 St. Mary's Academy Awards Recipients". St. Mary's Academy. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  5. ^ Office of the Press Secretary: For Immediate Release April 22, 1999. Archived October 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine The White House. Retrieved on March 6, 2009.
  6. ^ "Official Oath of Office of Anna J. Brown".
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
1999–2017
Succeeded by