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Faces of Leeds Snapshot

Name: Kate M. Harris
Alumni Award: Harris is the 2025 recipient of the Leeds Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Brief Bio: Kate M. Harris is an attorney currently clerking on the Supreme Court of the United States.

A top graduate of the Leeds School of Business, Kate M. Harris followed her undergraduate degree with law school. She went on to work for a litigation boutique and clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Her writing has appeared in national outlets including The New York Times—one article notably led to her permanent ban from Russia.

While at Leeds, Harris was a Leeds Scholar and CU Boulder Esteemed Scholar, receiving the President James H. Baker Award. She also earned the Finance Student Investment Fund Award, the Shreve Memorial Scholarship, and was part of the winning team in the 2015 CESR Business Ethics Case Competition.

She graduated with high honors from the �Թ��� of Chicago Law School, where she was a Kirkland & Ellis Scholar and received both the Ann Watson Barber Outstanding Service Award and the Edward W. Hinton Memorial Cup for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy.

The law school featured her profile in the article "," where she shared this advice: “Focus on being present, building intentional relationships, making the most of every opportunity, and taking the next best step forward. ... Learn from those around you so that you can become a better lawyer, leader, and person.”