Rebecca F. Doherty

Rebecca Gayle Feeney Doherty (born June 3, 1952) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Rebecca Gayle Feeney Doherty
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
June 5, 2017 – May 1, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
November 5, 1991 – June 5, 2017
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byRobert R. Summerhays
Personal details
Born
Rebecca Gayle Feeney

(1952-06-03) June 3, 1952
Fort Worth, Texas
Alma materNorthwestern State University (BA, MA)
Louisiana State University Law Center (JD)

Education and career

Born Rebecca Gayle Feeney[1] in Fort Worth, Texas, Doherty in 1973 received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Two years later, she procured a Master of Arts from the same institution. In 1981, she obtained a Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. From 1981 to 1991, she was in private practice in Lafayette, Louisiana.[2]

Federal judicial service

On June 27, 1991, Doherty was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1991, and received her commission on November 5, 1991. She assumed senior status on June 5, 2017, and retired on May 1, 2020.[2]

Law clerk

One of her former law clerks is Royal Alexander, an attorney and Republican politician from Shreveport, Louisiana.

References
  1. "The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on December 3, 1972 · Page 90".
  2. "Doherty, Rebecca F. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources


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