Susie Morgan

Susie Morgan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 30, 2012
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byThomas Porteous
Personal details
Born (1953-04-22) April 22, 1953 (age 71)
Winnsboro, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe (BA, MA)
Louisiana State University (JD)

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.

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.[1][2]

Career

Morgan first served from 1980 to 1981 as a law clerk to Judge Henry Anthony Politz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.[3] Morgan joined the Shreveport firm of Wiener, Weiss and Madison in 1981, where she started as an associate and became a partner in 1985. She worked with them for more than 24 years.[3]

She practiced in the New Orleans office of the Phelps Dunbar law firm from 2005 to 2012, becoming partner in 2009.[4][2]

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' impeachment.[5] On November 10, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported her nomination to the floor of the Senate by a voice vote.[6] On March 28, 2012, her nomination was confirmed by a 96–1 vote.[7] She received her commission on March 30, 2012.[2]

Notable decisions

Morgan has overseen the New Orleans Police Department Consent Decree since its entry in January 2013.[citation needed] On January 31, 2019, Morgan ruled against New Orleans Saints ticket holders seeking to compel the NFL and the NFL Commissioner to enforce a rule that would alter the result of or force a replay of the 2018-2019 NFC Championship game.[8]

In June 2024, Morgan ruled that the rap artist B.G., who was on supervised release from federal prison at the time, would be required to provide the US government with copies of any song lyrics that he writes prior to the song's production or promotion, and that federal prosecutors could seek to toughen the terms of his supervised release if the lyrics are judged to be "inconsistent with the goals of rehabilitation."[9]

References

  1. ^ "Attorney Profile Susie Morgan". Phelps Dunbar LLP. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Susie Morgan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ a b "President Obama Nominates Four to the United States District Court". June 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Landrieu Welcomes President's Nomination of Susie Morgan to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of La". Senator Mary Landrieu. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The Whitehouse. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "Home – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". judiciary.senate.gov.
  7. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Susie Morgan, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge)". www.senate.gov.
  8. ^ "U.S. judge declines to order NFL to replay Saints-Rams game". Reuters. January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  9. ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (July 2, 2024). "Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
2012–present 		Incumbent