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Posted on: Jun 15, 2022
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The New Orleans Bar Association extends our utmost congratulations to The Honorable Dana M. Douglas, United States District Court, EDLA on her nomination to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon confirmation, Judge Douglas will become the first woman of color on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Judge Douglas is a past NOBA President (2017-18) and a former YLS Chair (2006-07).

NOBA invites you to read of this historic nomination here: Biden nominates Dana Douglas, magistrate in New Orleans, for U.S. 5th Circuit appeals court