Karen Nelson Moore

Personal

Birthday: 
1948
Birthplace: 
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Instructor, International Tax Law Program, Harvard Law School, 1972-1973
Law clerk, Hon. Malcolm Wilkey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1973-74
Law clerk, Hon. Harry Blackmun, Supreme Court of the United States, 1974-1975
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977
Faculty, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1977-1995; assistant professor, 1977-1980; associate professor, 1980-1982; professor of law, 1982-1995
Visiting professor, Harvard Law School, 1990-1991

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, September 14, 1994; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
Radcliffe College
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1970
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1973

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Court Name: 

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
3/24/1995