- Kimberly Ann Moore
Kimberly Ann Moore (née Pace; born 1968 in
Baltimore, Maryland ) is an Americanfederal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit who was confirmed onSeptember 5 ,2006 . She is the second judge appointed by PresidentGeorge W. Bush to the Federal Circuit, and is currently the youngest federal appellate judge in the nation.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 theGeorgetown University Law Center in 1994. She worked in private practice as an associate with the law firm ofKirkland & Ellis from 1994-1995, and then clerked for Federal Circuit JudgeGlenn Leroy Archer, Jr. from 1995-1997. She returned to private practice from 2000-2003 at the law firmMorgan, 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 theGeorge 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 theUSPTO Registration Examination .Nomination and Confirmation
Moore was nominated to the Federal Circuit by President
George W. Bush onMay 18 ,2006 to fill a seat vacated by JudgeRaymond C. Clevenger III , who assumedsenior status . TheU.S. Senate confirmed Moore's nomination onSeptember 5 ,2006 by a vote of 92-0. [United States Senate , [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00231 "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 2nd Session. Vote Summary. Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge)"] . Retrieved on September 12, 2006. ]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".
Personal
Moore is a big fan of the
Washington Redskins . She has four children with her husband [http://howrey.com/people/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewProfile&employeeID=55195197 Matt] , who is a partner atHowrey LLP . Moore is an observant Catholic, and attends the same church as JusticeAntonin Scalia .###@@@KEY@@@###succession box| title=Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit| before=
Raymond C. Clevenger III | after=incumbent | years=2006-present|References
External links
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=3129 Federal Judicial Center Profile]
* [http://mason.gmu.edu/~kamoore/ Personal webpage at the George Mason University School of Law] and [http://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/bio.php?fac=32 faculty biography]
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