A member of Starfleet's JAG office, Louvois was the prosecutor at Captain Picard's court martial for the loss of the Stargazer. He felt that she acted improperly, pursuing a conviction at all costs rather than searching for the truth. In turn Louvois felt that her failure led to her being forced out of Starfleet. She returned to service by 2365 where she ran the JAG office on Starbase 173. She presided over the inquest into Data's resignation in that year, and ruled that he had the same right to choose as a biological life form. [1]