Pamela Ann Harris (born September 23, 1962) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Prior to joining the federal bench, she was an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and visiting professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and executive director of its Supreme Court Institute.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 12/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 90/year
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2014–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Visiting professor · 2007–2010, 2012–2014- ↳executive director, Supreme Court Institute · 2009–2010
Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of JusticePrincipal deputy assistant attorney general · 2010–2012- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1991–1992, 1999–2009
Associate professor · 1996–1999- Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of JusticeAttorney-advisor · 1993–1996
Law clerk , Hon. John Paul Stevens · 1992–1993
Law clerk , Hon. Harry T. Edwards · 1990–1991
Appointments
2014–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1990- Yale CollegeB.A. · 1985