Background
Brown was born in Racine, Wisconsin. His father, Manny S. Brown, was an attorney and politician who later served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Brown was born in Racine, Wisconsin. His father, Manny S. Brown, was an attorney and politician who later served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Rice University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Southern Methodist University (Juris Doctor, 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Southwestern Law Review, 1974-1975.
Treasurer, Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association, since 1982.
Brown served as a Court of Appeals judge from 1978 to 2015 and as chief judge from 2006. His service on the court concluded on July 31, 2015. He served as an assistant district attorney in Racine County from 1971 until 1973, when he entered private practice in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, specializing in commercial litigation.
In 1978, Brown was elected to a judgeship on the newly created Wisconsin Court of Appeals, serving in the court"s Waukesha-based District World War II At the time of his election, Brown was the youngest judge serving in Wisconsin"s courts.
In 1983, Brown was appointed presiding judge of District World War II Also in 1983, Brown, who is hearing-impaired, became the first judge to use a real-time, computerized transcription system in a Wisconsin courtroom. In 1990, Brown challenged Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Donald Steinmetz, a conservative incumbent, in his reelection bid.
After a contentious campaign, Brown was defeated in the April general election, despite receiving considerable support and the endorsement of the Milwaukee Journal. Brown continued to serve on the Court of Appeals.
In May 2007, he was named the court"s chief judge and assumed that office on August 1.
On February 2, 2015, Brown announced his retirement from the Court of Appeals, effective August 2.
Member, Southwestern Law Journal, 1974-1975. Treasurer, Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association, 1982. Member: Amarillo Bar Association.
State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 1996-1997).
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Military: Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1969-1973 (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Military: Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1969-1973 (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).