Hon. L. Elizabeth Brown is an associate district judge for the Adair County District Court (District 15) in Oklahoma. She was appointed to the bench in 2002.
Among her judicial duties, Brown works with the Cherokee Nation in child welfare cases and handles school truancy issues in conjunction with Cherokee Nation Human Services through the tribe’s Bright Futures Program. She is credited with initiating the truancy court in an effort to address rising school truancy. Brown is also a member of the Community Sentencing Board, which operates like probation by offering alternative sentencing for non-violent offenders and drug intervention assistance.
Prior to her appointment, Brown handled civil and business litigation as a private practice attorney. She also represented several Oklahoma Indian Tribes in tribal law matters. She practiced in both Oklahoma City and Adair County.
She received a B.S. from Northeastern State University. Brown went on to complete a J.D. at Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1997. She was admitted to practice in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, and the United States Supreme Court.
Brown is a member of the Juvenile Justice Oversight and Advisory Committee and was on the faculty for the Oklahoma Judicial Conference, Sovereignty Symposium, and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association.
From a civic standpoint, she has served as a volunteer with the Stilwell Kiwanis, the Stilwell Area Chamber of Commerce, and 4-H and FFA. In addition, she was on the board of the Adair County Boys and Girls Club and a trustee for the Stilwell Public School Scholarship Foundation.
Brown attended Sallisaw High School. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.