Anna J. Brown | |
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Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
Assumed office July 27, 2017 | |
Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office October 26, 1999 – July 27, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Malcolm F. Marsh |
Succeeded by | Karin Immergut |
Judge for theMultnomah County Circuit Court | |
In office 1994–1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Anna Jaeger[1] (1952-07-26)July 26, 1952 (age 72) Portland,Oregon |
Education | Portland State University (BS) Lewis & Clark Law School (JD) |
Anna Jaeger Brown (born July 26, 1952)[2] is aseniorUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Brown was born inPortland,Oregon, in 1952,[3] and attended high school there atSt. Mary's Academy where she graduated in 1970.[4] She received aBachelor of Science degree fromPortland State University in 1975.[3] Brown continued her education at Northwestern School of Law (nowLewis and Clark Law School) where she received aJuris Doctor in 1980.[3] While inlaw school she worked as alaw clerk for Judge John C. Beatty of theMultnomah CountyCircuit 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]
In 1992, Brown became a judge on the Multnomah County District Court.[3] She served on that court until 1994 when she was elevated to the Multnomah County Circuit Court.[3]
On April 22, 1999, Brown was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon by PresidentBill Clinton. She had been nominated to the seat vacated byMalcolm F. Marsh who tooksenior status on April 16, 1998.[3][5] She was confirmed on October 15, 1999 by theUnited 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]
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Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon 1999–2017 | Succeeded by |