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Zeta Phi Beta Soror Tamika Montgomery-Reeves Just Became the First Ever African American Appointed to Delaware’s Supreme Court

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Zeta Phi Beta’s Tamika Montgomery-Reeves recently became the first African American ever to be appointed to Delaware’s Supreme Court.

Prior to her appointment to the court, Montgomery-Reeves was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focused on corporate governance, navigation of corporate fiduciary duties and corporate litigation. In 2015 she also made history when she became the first black member of Delaware’s Chancery Court.

She also practiced in the securities and corporate governance department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges and served as a judicial clerk to then-Chancellor William B. Chandler III on the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Montgomery-Reeves earned her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi and her law degree from UGA and is a member of Zeta Phi Beta.

After the announcement of her appointment, Zeta Phi Beta’s headquarters took to Twitter to publicly congratulate her and celebrate her achievement.