Louise W. Flanagan

Louise Wood Flanagan (born June 26, 1962) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Early life and education Flanagan was born in Richmond, Virginia. She graduated from Wake Forest University with her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984 and later from University of Virginia School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1988.

Career

Following law school graduation, Flanagan served as a law clerk for Judge Malcolm Jones Howard of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 1988 to 1989. She was a private practice attorney in Washington, D.C. from 1989 to 1990 and North Carolina from 1990 to 1999. She was confirmed by the Senate on July 17, 2003, and received her commission the next day.