Written by WGNO ABC26 News
| Thursday, 29 October 2009 16:30
ABC26 News
A New Orleans lawyer has been nominated to serve on the federal court for Louisiana's Middle District.
President Barack Obama announced Brian Jackson's nomination Thursday.
Jackson is a partner in the law firm Liskow & Lewis, where he specializes in commercial litigation, government investigations and white collar criminal defense.
Jackson, who graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana and received his juris doctorate from Southern University, served as a first assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District, based in Baton Rouge, from 1994 to 2002. He's also served as an associate deputy attorney general with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Obama says Jackson will bring experience and "the judgment, intellect and integrity Americans expect and deserve from their federal judges."
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu recommended Jackson for the post and congratulated him on his nomination.
"Brian Jackson is an exemplary public servant with a distinguished record as an attorney and prosecutor," she said. "I expect Brian's approach on the federal bench to be both fair-minded and impartial, and I look forward to supporting his nomination as it moves through the Senate."
