Hon. Dana M. Douglas currently serves as United States Circuit Court Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judge Douglas is a graduate of Miami University (Ohio) and attended Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans. Upon graduation, she served as a law clerk in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana to the Honorable Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Douglas practiced in the areas of energy, products liability, and intellectual property litigation as shareholder (partner) in a regional law firm based in New Orleans.

She was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana on January 4, 2019, where she served until 2022.

Judge Douglas was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on June 15, 2022. On December 13, 2022, Judge Douglas was confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support to serve on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. She received her commission on December 16, 2022.