University Attended:
Louisiana State University, B.S., 1975; Loyola University New Orleans, M.S., 2016; Loyola University New Orleans, M.A., 2012
Law School Attended:
Tulane University, J.D., 1981
Year of First Admission:
1981
Admission:
1981, Louisiana; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2010, U.S. Supreme Court; 2011, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2012, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2013, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 2014, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; Not admitted in California
Hobbies & interests:
Certified St. Joseph Hospice volunteer
Certified LOSS volunteer (counseling to families of suicide victims)
Mentors a female student at Jawaharlal Nehru University, who is studying international relations and hopes to come to the United States
Volunteers every week at Christwood local retirement home, working with older adults in skilled, assisted, and independent living
Volunteer work at local Women’s Center where she co-facilitated a care giver’s support group and a grief group
Participates at Women’s Creativity Retreat every fall
Alzheimer’s conference attendee – to better understand elderly clients suffering dementia
Traveled to Turkey and met with women involved in promoting Turkish women’s craft and art businesses in the United States
Participant in Enneagram workshop on personality theory – to better understand clients’ perspectives
Attended a “Train the Trainer Workshop” to promote multiculturalism and diversity in the legal field
Government Service:
Magistrate Ad Hoc:Support Enforcement Division, 22nd Judicial District Court,Louisiana 1990-2003
Law Clerk, 22nd Judicial District Court, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, 1983-1990
Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1981-1983
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