Pamela Pepper at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 8, 2014–present
Pamela Pepper
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases3 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules3 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · June 1, 2026
Branden Driver v. CNA Financial Corporation et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · January 30, 2026
SEC v. Joseph Nantomah et al.
- Court response
- Brief Struck
AI-related ruling · December 18, 2025
Gerou v. George, Whitten, and United States
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Chief Bankruptcy Judge, 2010-2014
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2005-2014
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Illinois, 2005-2009
- Private practice, Milwaukee, WI, 1997-2005
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1994-1997
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1990-1994
- Law clerk, Hon. Frank J. Johnson, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Wisconsin, 2014-present
Education
- Northwestern University · B.S., 1986
- Marquette University · Certificate in Dispute Resolution, 2003
- Cornell Law School
Personal record
Born 1964 · New Orleans, LA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
8 document camera and video screens in the jury box and on counsel tables, etc. If you plan to use demonstrative exhibits or present evidence electronically at a hearing or trial, please contact my courtroom deputy, Justin Dreikosen, to schedule a time for you to come in and test the equipment in the courtroom to…Tips%20for%20Parties%20Practicing%20Before%20Judge%20Pepper%20%28revised%20September%2029%2C%202025%29.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394661CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2540/pamela-pepper/Tips%20for%20Parties%20Practicing%20Before%20Judge%20Pepper%20%28revised%20September%2029%2C%202025%29.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.wied.uscourts.gov/sites/wied/files/documents/Tips%20for%20Parties%20Practicing%20Before%20Judge%20Pepper%20%28revised%20September%2029%2C%202025%29.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts