HON. Brown is a committed judge, educator, and leader in the new orleans community

Hon. Paula Brown, an appellate court judge on the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal since March 25, 2017, earned her undergraduate degree from Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business and her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center.  Before her election to the appellate court, she served as a judge on Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans.  Dedicated to the community, Judge Brown serves on the board of Covenant House New Orleans and Voices in the Dark Repertory Theatre Company and as a member of the Tulane Hall of Fame Committee and Newcomb College Director’s Advisory Council.  Professionally, she is an American Bar Foundation Fellow and a Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, where she serves as a member of the Greater New Orleans Community Partnership Panel. She is the Immediate Past President of the A.P. Tureaud American Inn of Court and serves as a moderator and presenter at numerous continuing legal education programs for both judges and attorneys.  As a breast cancer survivor and a person living with multiple sclerosis, Judge Brown is passionate about promoting awareness for these diseases. She formerly served on the Board of Trustees on the Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana Chapter of the National MS Society and as a board member of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, New Orleans Affiliate. Judge Brown is a  past recipient of the Susan G. Komen Survivor of the Year Award, Forum for Equality Leadership Award, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.’s Award for Exemplary Community Service, and City Business Leadership in Law Award. On and off the bench, Judge brown has earned a reputation for being fair, compassionate and hard working.