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Judges for the Federal Circuit Court
Sharon Prost Chief Judge
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on May 21, 2001, to a seat vacated by S. Jay Plager. Confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 2001, and received commission on September 24, 2001.
Education: Cornell University, B.S., 1973; George Washington University, M.B.A., 1975; American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 1979; George Washington University Law School, LL.M., 1984
Professional Career: Labor relations specialist, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1973-1976; Specialist and auditor, General Accounting Office, 1976-1980; Field attorney, Federal Labor Relations Authority, 1980-1983; Attorney, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1983-1984; Assistant, associate, and acting solicitor, National Labor Relations Board, 1984-1989; Chief labor counsel, U.S. Senate, 1989-1993; Minority chief counsel, deputy chief counsel, and chief counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1993-2001
Alan David Lourie
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on January 24, 1990, to a seat vacated by Daniel Mortimer Friedman. Confirmed by the Senate on April 5, 1990, and received commission on April 6, 1990.
Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1956; University of Wisconsin, M.S., 1958; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1965; Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1970
Professional Career: Chemist, Monsanto Corporation, 1957-1959; Scientist/chemist/patent agent, Wyeth Labs, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1959-1964; Counsel, SmithKline Beecham Corporation, 1964-1990
Evan Jonathan Wallach
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade. Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 27, 1995, to a seat vacated by Edward D. Re. Confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1995, and received commission on August 14, 1995. Service terminated on November 18, 2011, due to appointment to another judicial position. Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on July 28, 2011, to a seat vacated by Arthur J. Gajarsa. Confirmed by the Senate on November 8, 2011, and received commission on November 18, 2011.
Education: University of Arizona, B.A., 1973; University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1976; University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, LL.B., 1981
Professional Career: U.S. Army sergeant, 1969-1971; Private practice, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1976-1995; Instructor, Political Science Department, University of Nevada, 1981-1982; General counsel and public policy advisor, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada, 1986-1987
Jimmie V. Reyna
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Haldane Robert Mayer. Confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 2011, and received commission on April 5, 2011.
Education: University of Rochester, B.A., 1975; University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 1978
Professional Career: Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1979-1986; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1986-2011
Kathleen McDonald O'Malley
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Nominated by William J. Clinton on September 20, 1994, to a seat vacated by John William Potter. Confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1994, and received commission on October 12, 1994. Service terminated on December 27, 2010, due to appointment to another judicial position. Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on March 10, 2010, to a seat vacated by Alvin A. Schall. Confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 2010, and received commission on December 27, 2010.
Education: Kenyon College, A.B., 1979; Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1982
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Nathaniel Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1982-1983; Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1983-1991; Ohio Attorney General's Office, 1991-1994; chief counsel, 1991-1993; chief of staff and first assistant, 1993-1994
Kimberly Ann Moore
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on May 18, 2006, to a seat vacated by Raymond C. Clevenger III. Confirmed by the Senate on September 5, 2006, and received commission on September 8, 2006.
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., 1990; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S., 1991; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1994
Professional Career: Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1994-1995; Law clerk, Hon. Glenn L. Archer, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1995-1997; Assistant professor of law and associate director, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1997-1999; Assistant professor of law, University of Maryland School of Law, 1999-2000; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2000-2003; Faculty, George Mason University School of Law, 2000-2006; associate professor of law, 2000-2004; professor of law, 2004-2006
Pauline Newman
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on January 30, 1984, to a seat vacated by Philip Nichols, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on February 27, 1984, and received commission on February 28, 1984.
Education: Vassar College, B.A., 1947; Columbia University, M.A., 1948; Yale University, Ph.D., 1952; New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1958
Professional Career: Research scientist, American Cynamid Company, 1951-1954; Patent attorney and house counsel, FMC Corporation, New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954-1984; director, Patent, Trademark, and Licensing Department, 1969-1984; Science policy specialist, Department of Natural Sciences, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1961-1962
Raymond T. Chen
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on February 7, 2013, to a seat vacated by Richard Linn. Confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2013, and received commission on August 2, 2013.
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., 1990; New York University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Professional Career: Private practice, Irvine, California, 1994-1996; Technical assistant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1996-1998; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-2013; associate solicitor, 1998-2008; deputy general counsel for intellectual property law and solicitor, 2008-2013
Richard Gary Taranto
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Paul Redmond Michel. Confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 2013, and received commission on March 12, 2013.
Education: Pomona College, B.A., 1977; Yale Law School, J.D., 1981
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Abraham Sofaer, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1981-1982; Law clerk, Hon. Robert Bork, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1982-1983; Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 1983-1984; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1984-1986, 1989-2013; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1989
Timothy B. Dyk
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on January 26, 1999, to a seat vacated by Glenn L. Archer, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, and received commission on May 25, 2000.
Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1958; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1961
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Stanley Reed and Hon. Harold Burton, Supreme Court of the United States, 1961-1962; Law clerk, Hon. Earl Warren, Supreme Court of the United States, 1962-1963; Special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1963-1964; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1964-2000; Lecturer, Georgetown University Law Center, 1983, 1986, 1989; Visiting professor and lecturer, University of Virginia School of Law, 1984-1985, 1987-1988; Lecturer, Yale Law School, 1986-1987, 1989
Todd Michael Hughes
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nominated on February 7, 2013, to a seat vacated by William Curtis Bryson. Confirmed by the Senate on September 24, 2013, and received commission on September 24, 2013.
Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1989; Duke University, M.A., 1992; Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1992
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Robert Krupansky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1992-1994; Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-2013; trial attorney, 1994-1999; assistant director, 1999-2007; deputy director, 2007-2013