Louise W. Flanagan
| Louise Wood Flanagan | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
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Assumed office July 18, 2003 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James C. Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Louise Wood Flanagan 1962 (age 54–55) Richmond, Virginia |
| Education |
Wake Forest University B.A. University of Virginia School of Law J.D. |
Louise Wood Flanagan (born 1962) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Flanagan graduated from Wake Forest University with her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984 and later from University of Virginia School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1988.
Following law school graduation, Flanagan practiced as a law clerk for Judge Malcolm Jones Howard of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 1988 to 1989 before becoming a private practice attorney first, in Washington, D.C. from 1989 to 1990 and then in North Carolina from 1990 to 1999.
In 1995, Flanagan was appointed to a four-year term as a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and appointed to serve a consecutive eight-year term in 1999.
On the recommendation of North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole, Flanagan was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina by President George W. Bush on January 29, 2003 to a seat vacated by James Carroll Fox. Flanagan was confirmed by the Senate on July 17, 2003 and received her commission the next day.
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