Kimberly Ann Moore (née Pace; born June 15, 1968) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as chief United States circuit judge of the

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Early life and education

Moore was born in

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. Moore received a

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degree in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

in 1990 and a

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in 1991, from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of th ...

. She received her

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, ''cum laude'', from the

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in 1994.

Career

From 1988 to 1992, Moore was employed in electrical engineering with the

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. She worked in private practice as an associate with the law firm of

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from 1994 to 1995, and then clerked for United States Circuit Judge Glenn L. Archer Jr. from 1995 to 1997. Moore taught at the Chicago-Kent College of Law from 1997 to 1999 and at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law from 1999 to 2000. She subsequently taught at the

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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 the Barbri Patent Bar Review, a review program for the USPTO registration examination.

Federal judicial service

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

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. The

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confirmed Moore's nomination on September 5, 2006, by a 92–0 vote on February 1, 2006. She received her commission on September 8, 2006. On May 22, 2021, Moore became chief judge, succeeding Sharon Prost.

Publications

Moore authored ''Patent Litigation and Strategy'' with Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Redmond Michel, Raphael V. Lupo (1st and 2nd editions), Professor Timothy R. Holbrook of Emory Law School (3d and 4th editions), and John Frank Murphy (4th ed.). She was also editor-in-chief of the

Federal Circuit Bar Journal The ''Federal Circuit Bar Journal'' is the official journal of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The journal embraces the entire scope of subject matter within the jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Co ...

Personal life

Moore has four children with her husband, Matt, who is a partner at

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LLP. Moore is Catholic, and attends the same church as the late Justice

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did. She has chambers in the

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in Washington, D.C.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Kimberly Ann 1968 births Living people 21st-century American judges 21st-century American women judges American women lawyers Georgetown University Law Center alumni George Mason University School of Law faculty Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit People associated with Kirkland & Ellis MIT School of Engineering alumni United States court of appeals judges appointed by George W. Bush