Who appointed Pamela Pepper?

President Barack Obama appointed Pamela Pepper to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 2014.

Was Pamela Pepper appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Pamela Pepper was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Pamela Pepper's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Pamela Pepper 95–0 on November 20, 2014.

Eastern District of Wisconsin / Appointed 2014 / Active

Pamela Pepper

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by the Senate 95–0, Pamela Pepper is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. She earned a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1989. Sources ↓

Born: 1964 · age 62
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2014
Confirmed: 95–0
Chief judge: Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2019 to present
Education: Northwestern 1986 · Cornell Law School 1989
Succeeded: Charles N. Clevert Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2014	Eastern District of Wisconsin succeeded Charles N. Clevert Jr. chief judge 2019 to present	Obama (D)	95–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 95–0 on November 20, 2014 · 113th Congress, Roll Call 288. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 95

50 D, 43 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 5

3 D, 2 R

Education

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

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Law clerk, Hon. Frank M. 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

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Pepper was assigned 2,710 district-court cases (2004–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 194 days across 1,978 closed cases.

Other civil matters50%

Other federal statutes13%

Civil rights7%

Labor & ERISA6%

Criminal5%

Prisoner & habeas5%

Other14%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 128 of Pepper’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 106 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 5 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Pamela Pepper?: President Barack Obama appointed Pamela Pepper to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 2014.
Was Pamela Pepper appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Pamela Pepper was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Pamela Pepper's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Pamela Pepper 95–0 on November 20, 2014.
Which court is Pamela Pepper on?: Pamela Pepper is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Sources

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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).