American judge (born 1975)
Dana Marie Douglas (born 1975)[1] is an American attorney who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit . She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana .
Education
Douglas graduated from St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2000.[3]
Career
From 2000 to 2001, Douglas served as a law clerk for Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana . From 2003 to 2013, she was a member of the New Orleans Civil Service Commission . In this role, Douglas authored an opinion affirming the suspension and termination of a police officer for committing a battery against a civilian.[4] [5] In another case, Douglas affirmed disciplinary actions against officers who formed a limited liability company to administer their paid off-duty police details.[6]
She was also a partner for 17 years at the New Orleans office of Liskow & Lewis, a Louisiana law firm focused on energy and oil industries.[7]
Douglas is a former president of both the New Orleans Bar Association and the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Society.[8] Douglas volunteered in legal clinics and was involved in several local and state legal groups.[9]
Federal judicial service
United States magistrate judge service
Douglas joined the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana as a magistrate judge on January 6, 2019.[10]
Court of appeals service
On June 15, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Douglas to serve as United States circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit . President Biden nominated Douglas to the seat vacated by Judge James L. Dennis , who announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[11] On July 27, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee .[12] [13] On September 15, 2022, her nomination was favorably reported by the committee by a 16–6 vote.[14] [15] On November 30, 2022, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture on her nomination.[16] On December 8, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 63–31 vote.[17] On December 13, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 65–31 vote.[18] She received her judicial commission on December 16, 2022.[19] She is the first black woman to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.[20]
Notable cases
In the case Bailey v. Iles (2023), Douglas wrote a unanimous ruling holding that police can be sued for arresting someone for “terrorism” based on a joke posted on social media. [21] [22]
In a 2–1 decision joined by Senior Judge Carolyn Dineen King , Douglas wrote for the majority that Texas must remove the "floating barrier" installed in the Rio Grande in United States vs. Abbot (2023).[23] The barrier was initially built in June 2023, under the direction of Texas Governor Greg Abbott as part of Operation Lone Star , with the goal of countering illegal immigration .[24] [25]
See also
References
^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF) . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 26, 2022 .
^ Whitaker, Bill (May 5, 2024). "How two high school students solved a 2,000-year-old math puzzle" . cbsnews.com . Retrieved May 24, 2024 .
^ Team, WDSU Digital (2022-06-15). "New Orleans judge tapped by President Biden for Fifth District Court of Appeals" . WDSU . Retrieved 2022-06-15 .
^ "Johnson v. Dept. Of Police, 2 So. 3d 501 | Casetext Search + Citator" .
^ "Judge Dana Douglas – Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit" . 5 July 2022.
^ "Patin v. Dep't of Police, 159 So. 3d 476 | Casetext Search + Citator" .
^ "Seven new judicial nominees put Biden over the 100-pick marker" . www.courthousenews.com . Retrieved 2022-06-15 .
^ "Biden nominates New Orleans magistrate for 5th Circuit seat" . 15 June 2022.
^ Ebert, Alex (December 15, 2022). "Biden's New Fifth Circuit Judge Brings GOP-Appealing Resume" . news.bloomberglaw.com . Retrieved December 16, 2022 .
^ "President Biden Names Nineteenth Round of Judicial Nominees" . The White House . 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-15 .
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
^ "Nominations" . Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary . July 26, 2022.
^ Ballard, Mark (July 27, 2022). "Dana Douglas receives confirmation hearing for 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals" . The Advocate . Retrieved August 3, 2022 .
^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 15, 2022" (PDF) . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 15, 2022 .
^ Alder, Madison. "DC, Fifth Circuit Nominees Advanced by Senate Judiciary Panel" .
^ "PN2192 — Doris L. Pryor — The Judiciary" . Congress.gov . Retrieved 2023-07-07 .
^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dana M. Douglas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit)" . United States Senate . December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Dana M. Douglas, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit)" . United States Senate . December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
^ Dana Douglas at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
^ "New Orleans judge tapped by President Biden for Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals" . WDSU . June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022 .
^ "Bailey v. Iles" (PDF) . Justia . August 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024 .
^ "Biden Judge Overturns Trump Judge and Rules that Police Can be Sued for Arresting Someone for "Terrorism" Based on a Joke Posted on Facebook" . PFAW . November 28, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024 .
^ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.215588/gov.uscourts.ca5.215588.98.0.pdf
^ "Texas must remove floating barrier from Rio Grande, Fifth Circuit Court orders" . Texas Tribune . December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023 .
^ "United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Greg Abbott, in his capacity as Governor of the State of Texas; State of Texas, Defendants—Appellants" (PDF) . ca5.uscourts.gov . December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023 .
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