Background
Browning, Deborah Lea was born on August 16, 1955 in Helena, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of William Herman Junior and Mildred Kate (York) Browning.
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Deborah Lea Browning
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, U. Alabama, 1976; diploma, University of Oxford, 1982; Juris Doctor, University Texas, 1984.
Career
Drug abuse counselor, Aletheia House, Birmingham, Alabama, 1972-1976; in retail management, Joskes of Houston, 1976-1978; state parole officer, Texas Board Pardons and Parole, Houston, 1978-1981; litigation clerk, Harris County District Attorneys Office, Houston, 1983; appellate clerk, Travis County District Attorneys Office, Austin, Texas, 1984; litigation associate, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, since 1984; pro bono attorney, International Human Rights Law Group, Washington, 1984-1993; acting legal director, International Human Rights Law Group, Washington, 1988-1989. Co-chair Working Group on Human Rights of Women, since 1994. Pro bono attorney Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1993.
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Volunteer attorney Women's Legal Defense Fund., Washington, 1987-1988. Director Chile Election Observor Project and the Paraguay Working Group. Crime prevention coordinator East End.
Civic Association, Houston, 1979-1981. Member American Bar Association (co-chair international human rights committee, section international law and practice), Women and International Law Interest Group (member steering committee), American Society International Law.
