Nancy Moritz Explained

Nancy Moritz
Office:Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Term Start:July 29, 2014
Appointer:Barack Obama
Predecessor:Deanell Reece Tacha
Office1:Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Term Start1:January 7, 2011
Term End1:July 29, 2014
Appointer1:Mark Parkinson
Predecessor1:Robert E. Davis
Successor1:Caleb Stegall
Birth Name:Nancy Louise Moritz [1]
Birth Date:3 March 1960
Birth Place:Beloit, Kansas, U.S.

Nancy Louise Moritz (born March 3, 1960) 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 Kansas City. She then became an assistant United States attorney in Kansas City until 1999, when she became an Appellate Coordinator for the United States Attorney's office. She held this position until her appointment to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2004.[3] Kansas 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.[4] [5]

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.[6] 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.[7] On May 5, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 90–3 vote.[8] She received her commission on July 29, 2014.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 13, 2013 . CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS . July 24, 2021 . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary . 32.
  2. Web site: Nancy L. Moritz . December 27, 2013 . Alliance for Justice . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026025033/https://www.afj.org/our-work/nominees/nancy-l-moritz . October 26, 2018 . dead .
  3. Web site: Kansas Judicial Branch – Supreme Court – Hon. Nancy Moritz. 2011-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125212011/http://www.kscourts.org/kansas-courts/supreme-court/justice-bios/moritz.asp. 2018-11-25. dead.
  4. Web site: Kansas Supreme Court Justice Nancy Moritz Caplinger to be sworn in Friday . January 4, 2011 . January 29, 2011 . LJWorld.com (by Associated Press).
  5. Web site: Parkinson names Judge Nancy Moritz Caplinger to Kansas Supreme Court . November 1, 2010 . January 29, 2011 . LJWorld.com (by Associated Press).
  6. Web site: Law professor: Moritz gliding toward confirmation . November 14, 2013 . December 27, 2013 . cjonline.com (by Andy Marso).
  7. Web site: 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.
  8. Web site: 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.
  9. Web site: Moritz, Nancy Louise – Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov.

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