Nannette Jolivette Brown (née Jolivette; born November 19, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She previously served in the role of city attorney for the city of New Orleans from the time that Mayor Mitch Landrieu hired her in May 2010 until becoming a federal judge in 2011. As city attorney, Brown was responsible for all city contracts and oversaw all legal matters for the city.
Nannette Jolivette Brown
Louisiana Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Born 1963 in Lafayette, LA
FJC ID: 3387
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- New Orleans, LouisianaCity attorney · 2010–2011
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana1988–1992, 1994, 2000–2010
Visiting assistant clinical professor · 2007–2009
Assistant professor · 1998–2000- Private practice, Lafayette, Louisiana1996–1998
- New Orleans [Louisiana] Department of SanitationDirector · 1994–1996
Teaching fellow · 1992–1994
Appointments
2011–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Education
- LL.M. · 1998
- J.D. · 1988
- University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette)B.A. · 1985