Stephanie Ann Finley (born 1966) is the former

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for the Western District of Louisiana and is a former nominee to be a

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of the

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Biography

Finley was born in 1966, in Pineville,

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. She received a

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degree, magna cum laude, in 1988 from

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. She received a

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, cum laude, from

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. She began her legal career serving on active duty as an assistant staff judge advocate for the

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, from 1991 to 1995. Since 1995, she has served as an assistant staff judge advocate for the

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, currently holding the rank of

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. From 1995 to 2010, serve served as an

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for the Western District of Louisiana. She served as acting deputy criminal chief from 2008 to 2009 and senior litigation counsel from 2007 to 2010. Since June 2, 2010, she has served as the

for the Western District of Louisiana, in

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Expired nomination to district court

On February 4, 2016,

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nominated Finley to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard T. Haik, who took

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on March 6, 2015. On May 18, 2016 the Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination. On June 16, 2016 her nomination was reported out of committee by

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.Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 16, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee
/ref> Her nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Finley, Stephanie Ann 1966 births Living people Assistant United States Attorneys Grambling State University alumni United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps Louisiana lawyers People from Pineville, Louisiana Southern University Law Center alumni United States Attorneys for the Western District of Louisiana

Biography

Expired nomination to district court

See also

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