Pamela Ann Harris
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Born 1962.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- May 8, 2014
- Senate vote
- 50 to 43
- Confirmed
- Jul 28, 2014
- Commissioned
- Jul 29, 2014
Education
- B.A., Yale College, 1985
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1990
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Harry T. Edwards, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1990-1991
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1991-1992, 1999-2009
- Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States, 1992-1993
- Attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1993-1996
- Associate professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1996-1999
- Visiting professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 2007-2010, 2012-2014
- executive director, Supreme Court Institute, 2009-2010
- Principal deputy assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2012
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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