Before joining the federal bench, Judge Brown served as a Judge on the Fifth Court of Appeals and on the Dallas County Criminal District Court in Dallas. Before joining the state bench, Judge Brown also served as an Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County, where she was a felony prosecutor for the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. Judge Brown also practiced at McKool Smith in Dallas and was an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at SMU Dedman School of Law. She earned her BA, magna cum laude, from Spelman College, and her JD from Emory University School of Law.
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Young Lawyers Panel: In-House Counsel Careers
2025 Texas Chapters Conference
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center1900 University Ave
Austin, TX 78705
Remarks from Judge Ada Brown
Tyler Lawyers Chapter
Willowbrook Country Club3205 W Erwin Street
Tyler, TX 75702
Views from the Bench with Judges Brown, Hendrix, Kacsmaryk & Starr
Dallas Lawyers Chapter
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.500 N Akard St., #4000
Dallas, TX 75201