Brandon B. Brown
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Brandon Brown | |
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| United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Assumed office December 10, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David C. Joseph |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brandon Bonaparte Brown 1981 (age 42–43) Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Louisiana Tech University (BA, MBA) Southern University (JD) |
Brandon Bonaparte Brown (born 1981)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Western District of Louisiana since 2021.
Education
[edit]Brown earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 and a Master of Business Administration in 2004 from Louisiana Tech University, followed by a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the Southern University Law Center.[2]
Career
[edit]From 2007 to 2012, Brown served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office. He was also an associate at Hammonds, Sills, Adkins & Guice, LLP in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. From 2012 to 2021, he has served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana.[3]
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
[edit]On November 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Brown to serve as the United States attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.[2] On November 15, 2021, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[4] On December 2, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] On December 7, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[6] He was sworn into office on December 10, 2021.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces First U.S. Marshal Nominees and Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Shreveport man pleads guilty to drug distribution, firearm offense". www.justice.gov. February 21, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 15, 2021.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "PN1373 - Nomination of Brandon B. Brown for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Brandon B. Brown Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana" (Press release). Shreveport, Louisiana: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.