Rebecca F. Doherty

Rebecca Gayle Feeney Doherty
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office June 5, 2017 – May 1, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office November 5, 1991 – June 5, 2017
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded by	Robert R. Summerhays
Personal details
Born	Rebecca Gayle Feeney (1952-06-03) June 3, 1952 Fort Worth, Texas
Alma mater	Northwestern State University (BA, MA) Louisiana State University Law Center (JD)

Rebecca Gayle Feeney Doherty (born June 3, 1952) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Born Rebecca Gayle Feeney in Fort Worth, Texas, Doherty in 1973 received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Two years later, she procured a Master of Arts from the same institution. In 1981, she obtained a Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. From 1981 to 1991, she was in private practice in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Federal judicial service

On June 27, 1991, Doherty was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1991, and received her commission on November 5, 1991. She assumed senior status on June 5, 2017, and retired on May 1, 2020.

Sources

• Rebecca F. Doherty at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.