--- title: "Edith Brown Clement | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edith-brown-clement" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Edith Brown Clement U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2001-present - Judge, District Court, E.D. Louisiana, 1991-2001 - Began her legal career clerking for Judge Herbert W. Christenberry at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1973 to 1975 - Law clerk, Hon. Herbert W. Christenberry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1973-1975 - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ### Education - Tulane University of Louisiana — J.D. (1973) - Tulane University Law School in — J.D. (1972) - University of Alabama in — B.A. (1969) ### Additional information - She assumed senior status on May 14, 2018. - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to fill the seat vacated by John M. Duhé Jr., confirmed by the Senate 99–0 on November 13, 2001, and commissioned on November 26, 2001. - She held the role of chief judge in 2001 before her elevation. - representing oil companies, insurance firms, and marine service industries, until 1991. - U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana: Nominated by President George H. W. Bush on October 1, 1991, to fill a seat vacated by Charles Schwartz, Jr., confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 1991, and commissioned on November 25, 1991. - Private practice, New Orleans, LA, 1975-1991 - Edith Joy Brown Clement was born on April 29, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Erskine John Brown and Edith Burrus Brown. - Date of birth: 1948-01-01 - Widely regarded as a conservative jurist and strict constructionist, emphasizing federalism and judicial restraint. - She then practiced as a maritime attorney in New Orleans - She has occasionally criticized liberal colleagues in dissenting opinions, notably in cases involving racial gerrymandering, reflecting her adherence to conservative legal principles. - She is a member of professional organizations including the Maritime Law Association, Federal Bar Association, American Law Institute, and the Federalist Society. - Birth place: Birmingham, AL ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1379226) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1379226) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1379226) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/647/edith-brown-clement/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/647/edith-brown-clement/) - [Wikidata: Edith Brown Clement](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952944) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edith-brown-clement", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edith-brown-clement", "name": "Edith Brown Clement | KnowJudges", "description": "Edith Brown Clement, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 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