Pamela L. Reeves

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.

Early life and education

Reeves was born on July 21, 1954, in Marion, Virginia. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. She received a Juris Doctor in 1979 from the George C. Taylor College of Law at the University of Tennessee. and from 1985 to 1987 as an associate at Morrison, Morrison, Tyree & Dickenson. In 2019, the Tennessee Bar Association awarded Reeves the Judicial Excellence Award and the first-ever Professionalism Award. A few days before her death, the University of Tennessee bestowed her with the University's Distinguished Alumna Award.

Death

Reeves died on September 10, 2020, from cancer.