Clifford A. Brown received his BBA in Business Management & Finance from Adelphi University (New York). He earned a Juris Doctorate at The George Washington University- National Law Center (Washington D.C.).
 
Mr. Brown has extensive litigation experience, having worked as both a defense attorney and prosecutor. After law school he accepted a position as an assistant district attorney with the Bronx District Attorney’s Office in New York City, where he prosecuted a wide variety of crimes including child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and robbery, as well as homicide cases.
 
In 1993 he entered private practice as a partner in the New York City firm of Jackson, Brown, Powell, and St. George. He represented clients in all phases of criminal defense and civil litigation. As a criminal defense attorney, Brown handled several high-profile cases involving both celebrity, as well as indigent clients. 
 
Mr. Brown and his family relocated to Austin in 1999, where he accepted a position with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, prosecuting the most serious cases in Travis County including homicide, aggravated robbery, and sexual assaults. In 2004 Mr. Brown was selected to serve in a newly created position as a community prosecutor in the north-central area of Austin. This position was that of a non-traditional prosecutor, where he served as a liaison working in partnership with various community residents, groups, organizations, and the Austin Police Department seeking to help facilitate solutions to local problems. In January 2007, Mr. Brown was selected to serve as the City of Austin police monitor and in November 2010, Mr. Brown was elected to serve as a state district court judge of the 147th District Court in Travis County. He took the bench in January 2011 and now presides over the most serious felony cases, ensuring that all participants in the criminal justice system are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect. He is presently the presiding judge of the Travis County criminal courts.
 
Judge Brown is very active in the Austin community through his church (Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church) where he serves as a member of the Deacon’s Ministry. He has been a volunteer board member and coach with the Lake Travis Youth Association. He is a regular facilitator at the monthly Harvest Foundations African American Men and Boy’s Conferences, is a past board member of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE), co-chair of the Austin Do the Write-Thing anti-violence and bullying program, and serves as a board member of the Bakari Foundation. He is co-chair of the American Bar Association - Judicial Function Committee, a member of the Texas Center for the Judiciary - Curriculum Committee, and the National Bar Association - Curriculum Committee. If all that is not enough, Judge Brown is a founding member of the Barbara Jordan American Inn of Court, a member of the Child Advocacy Center of Texas - Child Justice Act Task Force, a member of the Malik Fraternity, and the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. He also routinely speaks at various church, community, and civic conferences. Judge Brown and his wife, Tammie, have two adult daughters. Thank you, Judge Brown, for your continued service to the profession and the community!