| Anna J. Brown | |
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| Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 26, 1999 |
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| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Malcolm F. Marsh |
| Judge for the Multnomah County Circuit Court | |
| In office 1994–1999 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1952 Portland, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Portland State University Lewis & Clark Law School |
Anna J. Brown (born July 26, 1952)[1] is a United States federal judge in the state of Oregon. A Portland native, she serves on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
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Anna J. Brown was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1952,[2] and attended high school there at St. Mary's Academy where she graduated in 1970.[3] She received a bachelor of science degree from Portland State University in 1975.[2] Brown continued her education at Northwestern School of Law (now Lewis and Clark Law School) where she received a Juris Doctor in 1980.[2] While in law school she worked as a law clerk for judge John C. Beatty of the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland from 1978 to 1980.[2] Following law school in 1980, Brown entered private legal practice in Portland where she remained until 1992.[2]
In 1992, Brown became a judge on the Multnomah County District Court.[2] She was on that court until 1994 when she was elevated to the Multnomah County Circuit Court.[2] On April 22, 1999, Brown was nominated to the federal United States District Court for the District of Oregon by President Bill Clinton.[4] She was confirmed on October 15, 1999, by the United States Senate and received her commission on October 26.[2] Brown replaced Malcolm F. Marsh who had become a senior judge.[2] She is an instructor for the Oregon Law Institute at her law school alma mater.[5]