TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Dec 5, 2014

Judge Pamela Reeves credits the youth development program 4-H with helping to prepare her to become the first female to serve on the federal bench in the Eastern District of Tennessee. Growing up in the mountains of southwest Virginia and in Bluff City, the former TBA president came from an economically challenged family and says 4-H —  whose H’s stand for head, heart, hands and health — gave her opportunities to travel and to grow that would otherwise not have come her way. “I would not be the person that I am today had it not been for 4-H,” she states. “That was just an eye-opening opportunity to learn so much, including leadership skills and public speaking. It was hugely impactful.” Tennessee Alumnus magazine has more on Reeves' life and accomplishments.