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Chief Judge Moore Commissions Bizarre AI Cartoon About The Federal Circuit Without Judge Newman

Kimberly Moore may rival Neal Katyal for the most cringey YouTube video in recent memory.

Josh Blackman | 5.19.2026 2:35 AM

On Monday afternoon, I received an email from a PR firm that I thought was a fake. It began:

Please see here for the fun Schoolhouse Rock-style cartoon theme song for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore played at their Judiciary Conference on Fri. in Washington.  The crowd seemed to enjoy, and it does a good job of explaining the court.

For starters, I have spent several year ripping Moore for her stealth impeachment of Judge Pauline Newman. What brilliant PR flack put me on the distribution list? But then I clicked on the link and realized the video was in fact real. Moore actually retained a PR firm to publicize a cartoon theme song that she apparently commissioned.

I didn't think it was possible, but Moore has given Neal Katyal a run for most cringey YouTube video in recent memory. This video was clearly generated by AI. And I would wager AI also composed the lyrics and generated the vocal tracks. Everything about this video is fake. And it is awful.

Try to watch it without wincing. I've downloaded the video, in the likely event they take it down.

Given the standard applied to Judge Newman, this colossal error in judgment by Chief Judge Moore should warrant some sort of cognitive evaluation. How could she possibly think this was a good idea--so good to hire a PR firm to publicize it? Chief Justice Roberts, if you're reading, take away her cases, immediately. Hell, this video is so bad, Judge Moore may have failed to serve during "good behaviour."

After the jump, I'll break down this ridiculous feature, line-by-line.

The opening scene has a monkey riding a rocket ship. There is no explanation. A monkey is riding a rocket ship. Too bad they didn't include Judge Moore jumping over some sharks, like Fonzie on Happy Days.

Well, it started with a law back in 82.........

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