Karen Nelson Moore (born November 19, 1948) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a

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of the

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. Her chambers are in

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Education

Moore received her Artium Baccalaureus from Radcliffe College of

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in 1970, graduating

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and magna cum laude, and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, also ''magna cum laude'', in 1973.President Names Eight to Federal Bench
''The White House: Office of the Press Secretary'' (September 14, 1994).

Career

Moore clerked for Judge

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of the

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from 1973 to 1974 and for Justice Harry Blackmun of the

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from 1974 to 1975. Moore was an instructor for the International Tax Law Program at Harvard Law School from 1972 to 1973. She was in private practice in Cleveland from 1975 to 1977 and served on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University Law School from 1977 to 1995. Moore was a visiting professor at Harvard Law School from 1990 to 1991, and served as the president of Harvard's Board of Overseers for 2015-16. Moore was nominated by President

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on January 24, 1995, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. She was confirmed by the

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in a voice vote on March 24, 1995, and received her commission on March 29, 1995.

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