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Kim Moore | |
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.jpg) Moore in 2011 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Assumed office May 22, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sharon Prost |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Assumed office September 8, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Raymond C. Clevenger |
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| Born | Kimberly Ann Pace (1968-06-15)June 15, 1968 (age 57) Halethorpe, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS,MS) Georgetown University (JD) |
Kimberly Ann Moore (née Pace; born June 15, 1968) is an American lawyer and jurist serving aschief United States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Moore was born inHalethorpe, Maryland. Moore received aBachelor of Science degree inelectrical engineering in 1990 and aMaster of Science in 1991 from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology. She received herJuris Doctor,cum laude, from theGeorgetown University Law Center in 1994.
From 1988 to 1992, Moore was employed in electrical engineering with theNaval Surface Warfare Center. She worked in private practice as an associate with the law firm ofKirkland & Ellis inLos Angeles,California from 1994 to 1995, and then clerked for United StatesFederal Circuit JudgeGlenn L. Archer Jr. from 1995 to 1997.
Moore taught at theChicago-Kent College of Law from 1997 to 1999 and at theUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law from 1999 to 2000. She subsequently taught at theGeorge Mason University School of Law as an associate professor from 2000 to 2004 and 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 theBarbri Patent Bar Review, a review program for theUSPTO registration examination.
On May 18, 2006, PresidentGeorge W. Bush nominated Moore to serve as aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She was nominated to fill a seat vacated by JudgeRaymond C. Clevenger III, who assumedsenior status on February 1, 2006. On September 5, 2006, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by a 92–0 vote.[1] She received her commission on September 8, 2006.[2] On May 22, 2021, Moore became chief judge, succeedingSharon Prost.[3][4]
In December 2015, Moore wrote the Federal Circuit opinion inIn re Tam, allowing Asian-American bandThe Slants to register their name, and overturning a previous ruling that had upheld theUnited States Patent and Trademark Office's ability to reject trademarks it deemed offensive or disparaging to others.[5]
Moore authoredPatent Litigation and Strategy with Federal Circuit Chief JudgePaul Redmond Michel, Raphael V. Lupo (1st and 2nd editions), Professor Timothy R. Holbrook ofEmory Law School (3d and 4th editions), andJohn Frank Murphy (4th ed.).[6] She was also editor-in-chief of theFederal Circuit Bar Journal.
Moore has four children with her husband, Matt, who is a partner atLatham & Watkins LLP.[7] Moore is Catholic, and attends the same church as the late JusticeAntonin Scalia did. She has chambers in theHoward T. Markey National Courts Building inWashington, D.C.
The Honorable Kimberly A. Moore will become Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 22, 2021. She will succeed the Honorable Sharon Prost who has served as Chief Judge since May 31, 2014
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2006–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2021–present | |
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