Background
RUSSELL, Avis was born on August 18, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
RUSSELL, Avis was born on August 18, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Wellesley College (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Tulane University of Louisiana (Juris Doctor, 1979). Lecturer, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Gulf Coast Regional Program, 1990.
Member, Tulane American Inns of Court.
Deputy City Attorney, City of New Orleans, 1980-1982. Commissioner and Judge Ad Hoc, Civil District Court for The Parish of Orleans, 1984-1990.
Working as a partner of SIMON, PERAGINE, Smith & REDFEARN. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Louisiana and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana- 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Louisiana State (Member: Minority Involvement Committee, 1985-1986. Bridging the Gap Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1985-1986. Company-Chair, Section on Composition and Administration of the Judiciary, since 1989.
Chair, 19861987 and Company-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1984-1986, Minority Involvement Committee), American (Member, Young Lawyers Division Liaison to Administration Division and to the National Conference of State Trial Judges, since 1989) and National (Member: Board of Governors, 19841986.
Secretary, Region 5, 1982-1984. Convention Committee, 1982-1985.
Company-Chair, Legal Education Committee, since 1990) Bar Associations. National Association of Black Women Attorneys.