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

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Early life and education

Born in

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, Morgan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 from

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, and her Master of Arts in 1976. She obtained a

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; Order of the Coif in 1980 from the Louisiana State University

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Professional career

Morgan first worked from 1980 to 1981 as a

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to Judge Henry Anthony Politz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Morgan joined the

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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. She most recently practiced in the New Orleans office of the Phelps Dunbar law firm since 2005, where she became a partner in 2009.

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

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' impeachment. On November 10, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported her nomination to the floor of the Senate by a voice vote. On March 28, 2012, her nomination was confirmed by a 96–1 vote. She received her commission on March 30, 2012. Morgan has overseen the New Orleans Police Department Consent Decree since its entry in January 2013. On January 31, 2019, Morgan ruled against New Orleans Saints ticket holders seeking to compel the

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and the NFL Commissioner to enforce a rule that would alter the result of or force a

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of the 2018-2019

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Susie 1953 births Living people American women lawyers Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Louisiana State University Law Center alumni People from Winnsboro, Louisiana United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama 21st-century American judges University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni 21st-century American women judges