Nancy Moritz
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| Assumed office July 29, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Deanell Reece Tacha |
| Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court | |
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| Appointed by | Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | Robert Davis |
| Succeeded by | Caleb Stegall |
| Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals | |
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| Appointed by | Kathleen Sebelius |
| Succeeded by | David E. Bruns |
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| Born | Nancy Louise Moritz Script error: No such module "person date". Beloit, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Education | Washburn University (BBA, JD) |
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Nancy Louise Moritz (born 1960)[1] is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and former justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
Biography
Moritz (formerly Caplinger) was born in Beloit, Kansas. She grew up in Tipton, Kansas, before her family moved to Salina, Kansas, when Moritz was 15 years old.[2] She graduated valedictorian of her class from Sacred Heart High School in Salina. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Washburn University in 1982 and her Juris Doctor from Washburn Law School in 1985. She has two daughters.[3]
Career
Moritz began her legal career in 1985 as a research attorney for Justice Harold S. Herd of the Kansas Supreme Court. In 1987, she became a law clerk to Judge Patrick F. Kelly with the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. From 1989 to 1995, she was an associate with the law firm Spencer, Fane, Britt and Browne in Overland Park, where she primarily defended businesses and municipalities against federal claims.[4] She then became an assistant United States attorney in Kansas City, focusing on medical malpractice and employment discrimination law. until 1999, when she became an Appellate Coordinator for the United States Attorney's office. As Appellate Coordinator, Moritz wrote more than 170 briefs in both civil and criminal matters, and personally argued about 25 cases before the Tenth Circuit.[5] She held this position until her appointment to the Kansas Court of Appeals by Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2004.[3] Republican Governor Mark Parkinson appointed her to the Kansas Supreme Court in November 2010, and she was sworn in on January 7, 2011, replacing former Chief Justice Robert E. Davis, serving until July 29, 2014.[6][7]
Federal judicial service
In August 2013, President Barack Obama tapped Moritz for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.[8] Moritz was nominated after the nomination of former Kansas Attorney General Stephen Six was defeated by strong Republican opposition.[9] In contrast to Six, Moritz generated little controversy. On April 29, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Moritz's nomination On May 1, 2014, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 60–38 vote.[10] On May 5, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 90–3 vote.[11] She received her commission on July 29, 2014.[12]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 13, 2013. p. 32. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nancy L. Moritz". Alliance for Justice. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kansas Judicial Branch – Supreme Court – Hon. Nancy Moritz". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ https://afj.org/nominee/nancy-l-moritz/
- ^ https://afj.org/nominee/nancy-l-moritz/
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kansas Supreme Court Justice Nancy Moritz Caplinger to be sworn in Friday". LJWorld.com (by Associated Press). January 4, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Parkinson names Judge Nancy Moritz Caplinger to Kansas Supreme Court". LJWorld.com (by Associated Press). November 1, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Law professor: Moritz gliding toward confirmation". cjonline.com (by Andy Marso). November 14, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/six-nomination-deep-sixed-jonathan-h-adler/
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Nancy L. Moritz, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit)". United States Senate. 1 May 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."On the Nomination (Confirmation Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit)". United States Senate. 5 May 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Moritz, Nancy Louise – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
External links
- Nancy Moritz at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Nancy Moritz at BallotpediaTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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