Kimberly Ann Moore
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Kimberly Ann Moore (née Pace; born 1968 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit who was confirmed on September 5, 2006. She is the second judge appointed by President George W. Bush to the Federal Circuit, and is currently the youngest federal appellate judge in the nation.
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[edit] Education and Experience
Moore received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1990 and a M.S. in 1991, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1994. She worked in private practice as an associate with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis from 1994-1995, and then clerked for Federal Circuit Judge Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr. from 1995-1997. She returned to private practice from 2000-2003 at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Moore taught at the Chicago-Kent College of Law from 1997-1999 and at the University of Maryland School of Law from 1999-2000. She subsequently taught at the George Mason University School of Law first as an Associate Professor from 2000-2004, and then as a Professor of Law from 2004 until her appointment.
Prior to her appointment, Moore also served as a mediator for the Federal Circuit Appellate Mediation Pilot Program. She also served as a lecturer for the BarBri Patent Bar Review, the review program for the USPTO Registration Examination.
[edit] Nomination and Confirmation
Moore was nominated to the Federal Circuit by President George W. Bush on May 18, 2006 to fill a seat vacated by Judge Raymond C. Clevenger III, who assumed senior status. The U.S. Senate confirmed Moore's nomination on September 5, 2006 by a vote of 92-0.[1]
[edit] Publications
Moore authored Patent Litigation and Strategy with Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel and patent attorney Ralph Lupo. She was also editor-in-chief of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal.
[edit] Personal
Moore is a big fan of the Washington Redskins. She has four children with her husband Matt, who is a partner at Howrey LLP. Moore is an observant Catholic, and attends the same church as Justice Antonin Scalia.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Federal Judicial Center Profile
- Personal webpage at the George Mason University School of Law and faculty biography
| Preceded by Raymond C. Clevenger III |
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2006-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
