Henry Brown (Louisiana)

For the former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States see Henry Billings Brown (U.S. Supreme Court).

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Henry Brown

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

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Education

Bachelor's

Louisiana State University

Law

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Awards and associations
* 4 Elections
* 5 2010
* 6 Biographical details
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

Henry N. Brown, Jr. was the chief judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He was first elected to the court in 1991.[1] He retired October 3, 2018.[2]

## Education[edit]

Judge Brown was a 1959 graduate of Bossier High School, and a 1962 graduate of Louisiana State University. He earned his J.D. from LSU Law School in January 1966.

## Career[edit]

After serving as a paratrooper in Vietnam, Brown became an Orleans Parish assistant district attorney in 1968. He was in private practice in 1969 until he became chief assistant district attorney for Bossier/Webster Parish in 1972. In 1975, Brown was elected district attorney for the 26th Judicial District (Bossier and Webster Parishes), where he served through 1990. In 1991, Brown was elected to the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals.[1]

## Awards and associations[edit]

Judge Brown was named Outstanding Young Man of Louisiana (Louisiana Jaycees) in 1976. He also received the American Legion/Exchange Club’s Voice of Freedom Award in 1989. He is a member of First United Methodist Church of Bossier City.[1]

## Elections[edit]

## 2010[edit]

Brown was re-elected after running unopposed.

Main article: Louisiana judicial elections, 2010

## Biographical details[edit]

Judge Brown was born on December 30, 1941, in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, but moved with his family to Bossier City in 1944. His father, Henry Brown, Sr., worked as a civil engineer with the state highway department and his mother, Louise Craighead Brown, was a school teacher.

## See also[edit]

* Louisiana Supreme Court
* Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal

## External links[edit]

* Judge Brown's Bio page from the Louisiana Courts

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Second Circuit Court Biography
2. ↑ KSLA News 12, "Chief judge steps down from post," October 2, 2018

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