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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Volume 52, Issue 2

Announcement of Chief Judge Transition at the Federal Circuit

The Honorable Kimberly A. Moore will become Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 22, 2021. She will succeed the Honorable Sharon Prost who has served as Chief Judge since May 31, 2014.

Judge Prost has served as Circuit Judge on the Federal Circuit since September 24,2001, following her appointment by President George W. Bush and confirmation by the Senate. Judge Prost will continue in active judicial service at the end of her term as Chief Judge.

Judge Moore has served as Circuit Judge on the Federal Circuit since September 8, 2006, following her appointment by President George W. Bush and confirmation by the Senate. During her term as Chief Judge, Judge Moore will serve as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

The full biographies of Judges Prost and Moore are available on the court’s website.

Please direct all media inquiries to the Clerk’s Office at chiefdeputyclerk@cafc.uscourts.gov.

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