Kara Farnandez Stoll

Judge Kara Farnandez Stoll

Personal

Birthday:

1968

Birthplace:

Wilmington, DE

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

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

Given name at birth: Kara Ann Farnandez

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, November 12, 2014; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Michigan State University

Degree:

B.S.E.E.

Degree Year:

1991

Name of School - Second:

Georgetown University Law Center

The Law Center provides a world of opportunities. We offer more courses and more seminars on domestic and international topics than any other law school in the country. Our program in clinical education, ranked among the best in the nation, offers a wide range of legal assistance to needy members of our community - including domestic abuse and child cases, political asylum cases, and environmental justice. Our location puts us within walking distance of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1997

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Court Name:

Federal Circuit Appeals Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/8/2015