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Pamela Ann Harris
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Pamela Ann Harris serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Jul 28, 2014 by a 50–43 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Jul 28, 2014
- Senate vote
- 50–43
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1962
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitBarack Obama · Jul 28, 2014
Education
- Yale CollegeB.A., 1985
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 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
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