Norman K. Moon
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1997 and confirmed by voice vote, Norman K. Moon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1962. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1936 · age 90
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1997
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Virginia 1959 · University of Virginia Law 1962
- Succeeded
- Jackson L. Kiser
- Succeeded by
- Michael Francis Urbanski
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Western District of Virginia succeeded Jackson L. Kiser | 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
| University of Virginia | B.A. | 1959 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | J.D. | 1962 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.M. | 1988 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Moon was assigned 3,589 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 237 days across 3,312 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 367 of Moon’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 305 were affirmed, 36 reversed or vacated, and 26 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Moon authored 114 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Veney v. Astrue (146 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Veney v. Astrue | 539 F. Supp. 2d 841 | 146 |
| 2010 | Moon v. BWX Technologies, Inc. | 742 F. Supp. 2d 827 | 107 |
| 2007 | Bryant v. Washington Mutual Bank | 524 F. Supp. 2d 753 | 96 |
| 2001 | Warner v. Buck Creek Nursery, Inc. | 149 F. Supp. 2d 246 | 27 |
| 2007 | Schlegel v. Bank of America, N.A. | 505 F. Supp. 2d 321 | 23 |
| 2010 | Liberty University, Inc. v. Geithner | 753 F. Supp. 2d 611 | 22 |
| 1999 | Cobb v. Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | 69 F. Supp. 2d 815 | 21 |
| 2001 | United States v. Johnson | 136 F. Supp. 2d 553 | 20 |
| 2009 | Newhard v. Borders | 649 F. Supp. 2d 440 | 17 |
| 2002 | Falwell v. City of Lynchburg, Virginia | 198 F. Supp. 2d 765 | 17 |
| 2011 | University of Virginia Patent Foundation v. General Electric Co. | 755 F. Supp. 2d 738 | 14 |
| 2000 | Compton v. Altavista Motors, Inc. | 121 F. Supp. 2d 932 | 13 |
| 2010 | United States v. Church | 701 F. Supp. 2d 814 | 12 |
| 2006 | Terry v. June | 432 F. Supp. 2d 635 | 12 |
| 1999 | Crews v. Altavista Motors, Inc. | 65 F. Supp. 2d 388 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 114 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 Norman K. Moon?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Norman K. Moon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in 1997.
- Was Norman K. Moon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Norman K. Moon was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Norman K. Moon's confirmation vote?
- Norman K. Moon was confirmed by voice vote on November 7, 1997. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Norman K. Moon on?
- Norman K. Moon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).