Karen Nelson Moore
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Karen Nelson Moore is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1973. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Radcliffe College 1970 · Harvard Law School 1973
- Succeeded
- Robert B. Krupansky
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sixth Circuit succeeded Robert B. Krupansky | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Radcliffe College | A.B. | 1970 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Moore authored 10 published opinions for the court (2009–2026). Most cited: Getsy v. Strickland (4 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Getsy v. Strickland | 577 F.3d 320 | 4 |
| 2026 | United States v. Tarek Fakhuri | – | 0 |
| 2026 | United States v. David Lynn Vannelli | – | 0 |
| 2026 | United States v. Guy Collins | – | 0 |
| 2026 | Randi Bruce v. Adams & Reese, LLP | – | 0 |
| 2026 | United States v. Erik Maund | – | 0 |
| 2026 | Louis Alford v. Brandon Deffendoll | – | 0 |
| 2025 | United States v. Sir Maejor Page | – | 0 |
| 2025 | Nery Maricela Pineda-Guerra v. Pamela Bondi | – | 0 |
| 2025 | Holtec Int'l Corp. v. Mich. State Util. Workers Council | – | 0 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Karen Nelson Moore?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Karen Nelson Moore to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1995.
- Was Karen Nelson Moore appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Karen Nelson Moore was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Karen Nelson Moore's confirmation vote?
- Karen Nelson Moore was confirmed by voice vote on March 24, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Karen Nelson Moore on?
- Karen Nelson Moore is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).