Norman Moon

Norman Moon

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (senior status)

Tenure

2010 - Present

Years in position

14

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Successor: Michael Urbanski

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Virginia, 1959

Graduate

University of Virginia School of Law, 1988

Law

University of Virginia Law, 1962

Personal

Birthplace

Lynchburg, Va.

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Norman K. Moon is a judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He joined the Court in 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Moon assumed senior status July 1, 2010.

Early life and education

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Moon graduated from the University of Virginia with his bachelor's degree in 1959. Moon earned first, a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1962, and later his Master of Laws degree in 1988.

Professional career

• Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1962-1974
• Judge, Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 1974-1985
• Chief judge, 1983-1984
• Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1985-1997
• Chief judge, 1993-1997

Judicial career

Western District of Virginia

Moon was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia by President Bill Clinton on October 8, 1997 to a seat vacated by Jackson Kiser. Moon was confirmed by the Senate on November 7, 1997 on a Senate voice vote and received commission on November 12, 1997. Moon assumed senior status July 1, 2010. Moon was succeeded in this position by Michael Urbanski.

Noteworthy cases

"Obamacare" suit: Federal healthcare law's constitutionality challenged (2010)

See also: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Liberty University, Inc., et al., v. Timothy Geithner, Kathleen Sebelius, et al., 6:10-cv-00015-nkm)

In November 2010, Judge Moon rejected an argument brought by a private Christian college regarding the constitutionality of the federal healthcare law. Liberty University contended that the Commerce Clause does not allow Congress to mandate that Americans buy a commercial product. Moon disagreed with that claim, stating that purchasing insurance is within the authority of the federal government and the Commerce Clause.

See also

• United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

External links

• The Robing Room- Rate Judge Moon
• The Daily Progress "Area judge requests official ‘senior status’," February 25, 2010 (dead link)
• Judge Moon Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Jackson Kiser	Western District of Virginia 1997–2010 Seat #4	Succeeded by: Michael Urbanski