Full Name Donna Sue Beach Name Susie Morgan | ||
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Alma mater University of Louisiana, MonroeLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge Education University of Louisiana at Monroe, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center | ||
Donna Sue "Susie" Morgan, known professionally as Susie Morgan, formerly known as Donna Sue Beach & Donna Sue Leteff, (born April 22, 1953) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Early life and education
Born in Winnsboro, Louisiana, Morgan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 from Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana and her Master of Arts in 1976. She obtained a Juris Doctor; Order of the Coif in 1980 from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Professional career
Morgan first worked from 1980 to 1981 as a law clerk to Judge Henry Anthony Politz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Morgan then worked for more than 24 years at the Shreveport firm of Wiener, Weiss and Madison where she started as an associate with the firm in 1981 and became a partner in 1985. She most recently practiced in the New Orleans office of the Phelps Dunbar law firm since 2005, where she became a partner in 2009.
Federal judicial service
On June 7, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Morgan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana that had been vacated by Judge Thomas Porteous's impeachment. On November 10, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported her nomination to the floor of the Senate by a voice vote. On March 28, 2012, her nomination was confirmed by a vote of 96 ayes to 1 nay. She received her commission on March 30, 2012. Morgan has overseen the New Orleans Police Department Consent decree since its entry in January 2013.