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
- 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.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 30panel identified Sat on the panel in Christa Gail Pike
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Sept. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Elizabeth Koeberer v. Robert Weir
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Sept. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Chance York
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Sept. 11opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Todd Allen Stafford
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Sept. 8opinion issued Dissented in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Aug. 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Dennis O'Connor v. Rachael Eubanks
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in OPERS v. FHLMC
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Aug. 21
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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. 4
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July 29panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Saruba Asante Smith
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christa Gail Pike | 26-5864 | Decided | Sept. 30, 2026 | |
| Elizabeth Koeberer v. Robert Weir | 25-3541 | Decided | Sept. 24, 2026 | |
| United States v. Chance York | 25-4032 | Decided | Sept. 14, 2026 | |
| United States v. Todd Allen Stafford | 24-1612 | Decided | Sept. 11, 2026 | Authored |
| Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | 25-5188 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | Authored |
| Dennis O'Connor v. Rachael Eubanks | 25-2104 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | |
| Russ Gordon v. City of Hamtramck, Mich. | 25-1917 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | Authored |
| OPERS v. FHLMC | 25-3765 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| Derek Antol v. Robert English | 25-2054 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| Charles Klein, Jr. v. USPS | 25-3965 | Decided | Aug. 7, 2026 | Authored |
| Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office | 26-3031 | Decided | Aug. 4, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Saruba Asante Smith | 25-5167 | Decided | July 29, 2026 | |
| J.M. Smucker Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co. | 25-3799 | Decided | July 1, 2026 | |
| Mary Ann Bender v. Village of Mariemont | 25-3540 | Decided | June 30, 2026 | Authored |
| Bismark Boa-Bonsu v. Deborah Owusu | 25-3862 | Decided | June 22, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Mark Grenkoski | 24-5498, 24-5499, 24-5664, 25-5017 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| Jaleelah Hassan Ahmed v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. | 24-1775 | Decided | June 15, 2026 | |
| United States v. Ricardo Delgado, II | 24-2062 | Decided | June 15, 2026 | |
| United States v. Tarek Fakhuri | 25-1056, 25-1099, 25-1104, 25-1157, 25-1353 | Decided | June 12, 2026 | Authored |
| The Scotts Company LLC v. P&G | 25-3555 | Decided | June 4, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Todd Allen Stafford | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 11, 2026 |
| Dissent | Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Russ Gordon v. City of Hamtramck, Mich. | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| 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 of the Court | Mary Ann Bender v. Village of Mariemont | Sixth Circuit | June 30, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | 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 of the Court | Randi Bruce v. Adams & Reese, LLP | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Erik Maund | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 23, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Jennifer Kilnapp v. City of Cleveland, Ohio | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Anita Green | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Thomas William OHara v. Andrew R. Vara | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Louis Alford v. Brandon Deffendoll | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 23, 2026 |