Born Rebecca Gayle Feeney[1] in Fort Worth, Texas, Doherty in 1973 received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
In 1981, she obtained a Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge.
[2] On June 27, 1991, Doherty was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana created by 104 Stat.
She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1991, and received her commission on November 5, 1991.
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