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Tamika Montgomery-Reeves
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2023 |
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| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Thomas L. Ambro |
| Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
| In office January 3, 2020 – February 7, 2023 |
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| Appointed by | John Carney |
| Preceded by | Collins J. Seitz Jr. |
| Succeeded by | N. Christopher Griffiths |
| Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery | |
| In office October 28, 2015 – January 3, 2020 |
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| Appointed by | Jack Markell |
| Preceded by | Donald Parsons |
| Succeeded by | Paul A. Fioravanti Jr. |
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Tamika Renee Montgomery
April 29, 1981 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jeffrey Reeves |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BA) University of Georgia (JD) |
Tamika Renee Montgomery-Reeves (born April 29, 1981) is an important American lawyer and judge. She currently serves as a United States circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Before this, she was a Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court.
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Early Life and Education
Tamika Montgomery-Reeves was born in Jackson, Mississippi. Her parents are Dewrey and Bettye Montgomery.
She went to the University of Mississippi, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003. She graduated with high honors. Later, she studied law at the University of Georgia School of Law, earning her law degree in 2006.
Legal Career
After law school, Montgomery-Reeves worked as a lawyer. She practiced at a law firm called Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Wilmington. There, she focused on rules for how companies are run and business lawsuits.
She also worked at another law firm, Weil Gotshal & Manges, in New York City. In New York, she worked on company rules and lawsuits related to buying and selling stocks. She also helped people who were in prison without charging them money, which is called working pro bono.
Montgomery-Reeves also helped lead a group that worked to make the legal community in Delaware more diverse. This means helping more people from different backgrounds become judges and lawyers.
Serving as a Judge in Delaware
In 2015, Delaware Governor Jack Markell chose Montgomery-Reeves to be a Vice Chancellor for the Delaware Court of Chancery. This court handles important business disputes.
Later, in 2019, Governor John Carney nominated her to be a Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court. The Delaware Senate confirmed her nomination. On January 3, 2020, she officially became a Justice. She was the first African-American woman to serve on that court.
Her time as a Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court ended on February 7, 2023. This was because she was chosen to become a judge for a higher federal court.
Serving as a Federal Judge
On June 29, 2022, President Joe Biden announced that he wanted to nominate Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to be a United States circuit judge. This position is for the Third Circuit. This court hears appeals from federal courts in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The American Bar Association, a group of lawyers, said she was "well qualified" for the job. During her confirmation hearing, senators asked her about her work on a plan to increase diversity in Delaware's courts.
On December 12, 2022, the United States Senate voted to confirm her nomination. She officially became a federal judge on February 7, 2023.
See also
- List of African American federal judges
- List of African American jurists
- List of justices of the Delaware Supreme Court
