Kara Farnandez Stoll
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Born 1968.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 7, 2015
- Senate vote
- 95 to 0
- Confirmed
- Jul 7, 2015
- Commissioned
- Jul 8, 2015
Education
- B.S.E.E., Michigan State University, 1991
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1997
Career
- Patent examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, Virginia, 1991-1997
- Law clerk, Hon. Alvin A. Schall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1997-1998
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-2015
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, November 12, 2014; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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