NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The first black woman to serve on the federal bench in Louisiana was honored at a formal investiture ceremony Thursday.
The ceremony for Nannette Jolivette Brown was held at the Hale Boggs Federal Court Building. Brown was nominated by President Barack Obama in March and confirmed by the U.S. Senate last October. U.S. Mary Landrieu, D-La., recommended Brown for the federal bench.
Louisiana’s first black female U.S. judge honored Thursday
January 20, 2012
More to Discover
