Karen Nelson Moore

Karen Nelson Moore (born November 19, 1948) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Her chambers are located in Cleveland, Ohio.

Karen Nelson Moore
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
March 29, 1995
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byRobert B. Krupansky
Personal details
Born (1948-11-19) November 19, 1948
Washington, D.C.
EducationRadcliffe College (A.B.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)

Moore received her Artium Baccalaureus from Radcliffe College of Harvard University in 1970, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, also magna cum laude, in 1973.[1][2] She clerked for Judge Malcolm Wilkey of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1973 to 1974 and for Associate Justice Harry Blackmun of the United States Supreme Court from 1974 to 1975.[1][2]

Professional career

Moore was an instructor for the International Tax Law Program at Harvard Law School from 1972 to 1973.[1] She was in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio from 1975 to 1977 and then served on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University Law School from 1977 to 1995.[1] Moore was a visiting professor at Harvard Law School from 1990 to 1991.[1]

Judge Moore served has the president of Harvard University's Board of Overseers for 2015-16.[3]

Federal judicial service

Moore was nominated by President Bill Clinton on January 24, 1995, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Robert B. Krupansky. She was confirmed by the United States Senate in a voice vote on March 24, 1995, and received her commission on March 29, 1995.[1]

See also
  • List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

References
  1. "Moore, Karen Nelson - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. President Names Eight to Federal Bench, The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (September 14, 1994).
  3. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/03/karen-moore-to-lead-board-of-overseers/

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert B. Krupansky		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1995–present		 Incumbent
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