Sen. Cruz Introduces Ada Brown, Nominee to Be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
‘Justice Brown’s experience as a prosecutor, a trial advocate, a trial court judge, and an appellate court justice make her a very well qualified nominee to be a judge on the Northern District of Texas’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today participated in a nomination hearing to consider nominees for crucial judicial vacancies in Texas and across the country. There, before the full committee he introduced Ada Brown, nominee to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
Watch Sen. Cruz’s remarks here. A complete transcript of Sen. Cruz’s introductory remarks are below.
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome to everyone here at this hearing. I want to echo the Chairman’s remarks and introductions of Justice Ada Brown. As John mentioned she came through the bipartisan Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee that he and I appointed, that evaluates jurists and practicing lawyers throughout the state of Texas, and has consistently managed to find capable, talented, accomplished lawyers who want to serve as federal judges. And, Justice Brown is a judge now, and hopefully soon will be a federal district judge in the Northern District of Texas.
“Justice Brown was born in Oklahoma, and she was the first person in her family to graduate from college. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta, and then attended law school at Emory University. After graduating from Emory, Justice Brown got to Texas—just as quickly as she could—and she joined the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. While there, Justice Brown specialized in prosecuting internet crimes against children. Justice Brown was the lead prosecutor in over one hundred jury trials during her time with the Dallas County D.A.’s office.
“Justice Brown then took the trial bench in Dallas County where she presided over 50 jury trials and over 100 bench trials at Dallas County Criminal Court Number One. Justice Brown left the bench to work at a major law firm in Dallas where she successfully represented clients in complex litigation, especially in intellectual property litigation.
“But in 2013, public service again called to Justice Brown when then Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed her to the Fifth Court of Appeals, one of Texas’s busiest
“Justice Brown’s experience as a prosecutor, a trial advocate, a trial court judge, and an appellate court justice make her a very well qualified nominee to be a judge on the Northern District of Texas.”
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