Sixth Circuit
Karen Nelson Moore
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic president
- Seat
- CA60309
- Nominated
- Jan. 24, 1995
- Committee hearing
- Feb. 27, 1995
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)March 16, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- March 24, 1995
- Commissioned
- March 24, 1995
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Derek Antol v. Robert English
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Derek Antol v. Robert English
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Aug. 7opinion issued Authored the opinion in Charles Klein, Jr. v. USPS
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Charles Klein, Jr. v. USPS
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Aug. 4
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office
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July 29panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Saruba Asante Smith
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July 29panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Saruba Asante Smith
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas
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July 17
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July 10panel identified Sat on the panel in Stephen Gmeiner v. Keri Kent
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July 1panel identified Sat on the panel in J.M. Smucker Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Charles Klein, Jr. v. USPS | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mary Ann Bender v. Village of Mariemont | Sixth Circuit | June 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Bismark Boa-Bonsu v. Deborah Owusu | Sixth Circuit | June 22, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Tarek Fakhuri | Sixth Circuit | June 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Estate of George Worrell, Jr. v. Thang, Inc. | Sixth Circuit | May 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Alexander Ross v. Robinson, Hoover & Fudge, PLLC | Sixth Circuit | April 22, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. David Lynn Vannelli | Sixth Circuit | April 3, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Guy Collins | Sixth Circuit | April 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | Lucas Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs v. EPA | Sixth Circuit | March 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | Norton Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Village of St. Bernard, Ohio | Sixth Circuit | March 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | Randi Bruce v. Adams & Reese, LLP | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Erik Maund | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jennifer Kilnapp v. City of Cleveland, Ohio | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Anita Green | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Thomas William OHara v. Andrew R. Vara | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Louis Alford v. Brandon Deffendoll | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | Robert Boyd v. N. Biomedical Research Inc. | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Sir Maejor Page | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 30, 2025 |
| Opinion | Luther Poynter v. Aaron Bennett | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 17, 2025 |