Brown began her career practicing criminal law. She served as a trial prosecutor at the Dallas County District Attorney's Office,where she tried over 100 jury trials to verdict as lead prosecutor. During this time,she became a felony trial prosecutor and prosecuted murders,rapes,kidnappings,and other felony crimes. She was known for taking on complex,technical cases. She specialized in prosecuting felony internet crimes against children.[6] In 2005,Brown was one of 2.5% of attorneys under 40 selected by Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star in criminal prosecution.[6] Brown left the Dallas County District Attorney’s office to become a district court judge.
Civil law practice
After leaving the trial bench,Brown practiced as a civil litigator at McKool Smith in Dallas,Texas,where her practice focused on commercial litigation and patent infringement matters. She was an attorney in cases involving million dollar judgments. [6]
Brown testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee during her nomination hearing to be a federal judge on April 30,2019.
On March 15,2019,President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brown to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.[5] On March 26,2019,her nomination was sent to the Senate. Ada Brown was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Terry R. Means,who assumed senior status on July 3,2013.[8] On April 30,2019,a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9] On June 13,2019,her nomination was reported out of committee by an 18–4 vote.[10] On July 30,2019,the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 79–9 vote.[11] On September 11,2019,her nomination was confirmed by an 80–13 vote.[12][13] She received her judicial commission on September 13,2019.[14]
Ryan,LLC v. FTC
On August 21,2024,Brown ruled in Ryan,LLC v. FTC that a proposed rule by the Federal Trade Commission to ban noncompete agreements was unlawful. The ban,which was set to take effect in September 2024,was ruled as "arbitrary and capricious",and an overstepping of the FTC's legal authority. [15]
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