Alfred Moore

Alfred Moore
Current Court Information:
Supreme Court of the United States
Title:	Former Justice
Position:	Seat #6t
Service:
Appointed by:	John Adams
Active:	12/10/1799 - 1/26/1804
Preceded by:	James Iredell
Succeeded by:	William Johnson, Jr.
Past post:	North Carolina Superior Courts
Past term:	1798
Personal History
Born:	May 21, 1755
Home State:	New Hanover County, NC
Deceased:	October 15, 1810
Law School:	Read law, 1775
Military service:	Continental Army, 1775-1777

Alfred Moore was a federal judge on the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1799 after an appointment from John Adams. At the time of appointment, Moore was a private practice attorney in North Carolina. He resigned on January 26, 1804 and passed away on October 15, 1810.

Early life and education

• Read law, 1775

Military service

• Officer, First North Carolina Regiment, Continental Army, 1775-1777
• Colonel, North Carolina Militia, 1777-1782

Professional career

• Private practice, Brunswick, North Carolina, 1782-1798
• North Carolina state senator, 1782
• State attorney general, North Carolina, 1782-1791
• Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1792
• Judge, North Carolina Superior Courts, 1798

Judicial career

Supreme Court of the United States

He was nominated by President John Adams on December 4, 1799 to a seat vacated by James Iredell. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1799, and received commission that same day. He resigned on January 26, 1804. He was succeeded to this post by William Johnson, Jr..

See also

• Supreme Court of the United States

External links

• Alfred Moore. Biography from the North Carolina History Project

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: James Iredell	Supreme Court 1799–1804 Seat #6t	Succeeded by: William Johnson, Jr.

This judge was assigned the seat number 6t or 6 temporary not because it was designed to be a temporary post but because the seat was allowed to expire by the congress in 1867.