Pamela L. Reeves

Pamela L. Reeves
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
April 1, 2019 – September 10, 2020
Preceded byThomas A. Varlan
Succeeded byTravis Randall McDonough
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
March 7, 2014 – September 10, 2020
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byThomas W. Phillips
Succeeded byKatherine A. Crytzer
Personal details
Born
Pamela Lynn Reeves

(1954-07-21)July 21, 1954
Marion, Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 2020(2020-09-10) (aged 66)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
SpouseCharles Swanson[1]
Children2
EducationUniversity of Tennessee (BA, JD)

Pamela Lynn Reeves (July 21, 1954 – September 10, 2020) was the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. She was the first female judge to serve in the Eastern District.[2]

  1. ^ "U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves dies at age 66". wbir.com. September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees Archived September 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Alliance for Justice (June 11, 2013).