11 Facts About Tamika Montgomery-Reeves

Tamika Renee Montgomery-Reeves was born on April 29,1981 and is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves previously served as an Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves was appointed Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery in 2015 and has worked pro bono with the Prisoners' Rights Project.

On October 24,2019, Governor John Carney announced the nomination of Montgomery-Reeves to be a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Collins J Seitz Jr.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves was the first African-American justice on that court.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves was sworn into office on January 3,2020.

In 2021, Tamika Montgomery-Reeves wrote the majority opinion holding that Senate records submitted to the University of Delaware archives by President Biden were not subject to demands under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act.

On June 29,2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to serve as a United States circuit judge for the Third Circuit.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves was unanimously rated "well qualified" for the judgeship by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves was asked about a recommendation that prospective lawyers be able to use clerkships and recommendations in lieu of passing the bar exam, which the committee said was a barrier to minority people.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves received her judicial commission on February 7,2023.