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Pamela Pepper

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Biography

Born 1964 in New Orleans, LA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 1, 2014, to a seat vacated by Charles N. Clevert, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 2014, and received commission on December 8, 2014.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Illinois, 2005-2009
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2005-2014; Chief Bankruptcy Judge, 2010-2014

Education:
Northwestern University, B.S., 1986
Cornell Law School, J.D., 1989
Marquette University, Certificate in Dispute Resolution, 2003

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Frank J. Johnson, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1990-1994
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1994-1997
Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1997-2005

Professional Experience
Judge
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Eastern District of Wisconsin
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Chief Bankruptcy Judge, 2010-2014
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Southern District of Illinois
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Attorney
Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Assistant U.S. attorney
Eastern District of Wisconsin
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Assistant U.S. attorney
Northern District of Illinois
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Law clerk
Hon. Frank J. Johnson, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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Education
Marquette University
Certificate in Dispute Resolution (2003)
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Cornell University
J.D. (1989)
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Northwestern University
B.S. (1986)
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Websites & Blogs
Website
United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Website
Federal Judicial Center Biography
Contact & Map
362 United States Courthouse
517 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Telephone: (414) 297-3335
Fax: (414) 297-3281