President Joe Biden has nominated U.S. Magistrate Judge Dana Douglas for an open seat on the New Orleans-based U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Douglas, who awaits Senate confirmation, would become the first minority woman on the federal appeals court that oversees district courts in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. The White House announced Douglas and six other federal judicial nominees June 15. Douglas was appointed federal magistrate judge in 2019 by the judges of the Eastern District of Louisiana, one of the district courts she will oversee if confirmed. (Source: NOLA.com 06/15/22) Biden nominates Dana Douglas, magistrate in New Orleans, for U.S. 5th Circuit appeals court | Local Politics | nola.com
Backgrounder: Judge Douglas earned her Juris Doctor from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2000. She was a partner for 17 years at Liskow & Lewis, a Louisiana law firm focused on energy and oil industries.
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