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Kara Farnandez Stoll

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Active service.

Confirmed 95 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Nominated
January 7, 2015
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
March 11, 2015
Committee action
Reported (favorably), April 23, 2015
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 95 to 0
Confirmed
July 7, 2015
Commissioned
July 8, 2015
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1968, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • 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

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