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Debra Marie Brown

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi · 2013

Debra Marie Brown , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. The Senate voted 90–0 on the nomination on Nov 4, 2013 (Nomination Confirmed). Debra Marie Brown (born 1963) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. She is the first African-American woman to serve as chief judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi
    113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    90–0 · Nov 4, 2013

Education

  • Mississippi State UniversityB.Arch., 1987
  • University of Mississippi School of LawJ.D., 1997

Career

Architect, 1987-1994; Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1997-2013; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2023-2026

Biography

Debra Marie Brown (born 1963) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. She is the first African-American woman to serve as chief judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.

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Capitol Receipts, “Debra Marie Brown : Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j3495/debra-marie-brown (accessed 2026-10-14).

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