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Edith Brown Clement
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Senior status since May 14, 2018.
Confirmed 99 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 4, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- October 4, 2001
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 1, 2001
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 99 to 0
- Confirmed
- November 13, 2001
- Commissioned
- November 26, 2001
- Senior status
- Since May 14, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1948, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by George H.W. Bush; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended November 27, 2001: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Herbert W. Christenberry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1973-1975
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1975-1991
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