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Debra Marie Brown

Debra Marie Brown

Mississippi Northern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Born 1963 in Yazoo City, MS

FJC ID: 3495

Debra Marie Brown (born 1963) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. She is the first African-American woman to serve as chief judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.

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Gender
Female
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 2023–2026
  2. Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi
    1997–2013
  3. Architect
    1987–1994

Appointments

  1. Mississippi Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of MississippiChief Judge
    2013–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Education

  1. University of Mississippi School of Law
    University of Mississippi School of Law
    J.D. · 1997
  2. Mississippi State University
    B.Arch. · 1987