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CAFC Announces Chief Judge Transition in May

Judge Kimberly Moore will become the next chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 22, the court announced in an April 21 press release. Moore, a President George W. Bush appointee in 2006,…

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will succeed Chief Judge Sharon Prost, who has served in the role of chief judge since 2014. Prost will be statutorily unable to serve in the position when her seven-year term ends in May, a few days before her 70th birthday. The law requires the chief judge of the Federal Circuit to be under 64 years of age when assuming the role.