Her appointment will be formally announced by federal authorities.
The position has been vacant since James Benedetto resigned to join the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sept. 2008.
Benedetto, then a CNMI assistant attorney general, succeeded Brown in 2002 after she became legal counsel to the governor.
A year later, Brown was confirmed as the CNMI attorney general.
In an interview yesterday, Taotao Tano president Greg Cruz said he feels good about Brown.
He expressed hope that she will uphold the interests of all workers.
Cruz believes Brown can “fairly and equally” take action on labor complaints.
He is confident that the ombudsman’s office will be in good hands.
Brown first worked in the CNMI as an assistant attorney general in the Criminal Division in 1989, and was the chief Senate legal counsel from 1990 to 1994.
She started her private practice here in 1994, handling civil rights, labor, immigration, family and corporate cases.
Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and broadcast journalism and a law degree from the University of Washington’s School of Law in Seattle.
