James M. Moody
This is the page about the federal judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. If you are looking for information about the federal judge for the Northern District on Indiana, please see James T. Moody, if you want the state judge for the Sixth Circuit of Arkansas see James Moody (Arkansas), and if you are looking for information about the federal judge for the Middle District of Florida, please see James S. Moody.
| James M. Moody | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #6 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 8/14/1995 - 10/1/2008 |
| Senior: | 10/1/2008 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Henry Woods |
| Succeeded by: | Kristine Gerhard Baker |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1940 |
| Home State: | El Dorado, AR |
| Bachelors: | U. of Arkansas, B.S.I.M., 1962 |
| Law School: | U. of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1964 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1964 - 1966 |
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James Maxwell Moody is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He is serving on senior status.
Early life and education
A native of Arkansas, Moody graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor's Degree in 1962 and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1964. Moody served in the US Army during Vietnam from 1964 to 1966. [1]
Professional career
Moody spent his pre-judicial legal career in private practice in the State of Arkansas from 1964 and 1966 to 1995. [1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Arkansas
On the recommendation of Senators David Pryor and Dale Bumpers, Moody was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 27, 1995, to a seat vacated by Henry Woods. Moody was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 11, 1995 and received his commission on August 14, 1995. He assumed senior status on October 1, 2008[1]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Moody Bio from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Henry Woods |
Eastern District of Arkansas 1995–2008 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Kristine Gerhard Baker |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Brian Miller • Leon Holmes • Susan Carter • D.P. Marshall • Kristine Gerhard Baker | ||
| Senior judges |
Garnett Eisele • William Wilson • James M. Moody • | ||
| Magistrate judges | H. David Young • Jerry Cavaneau • J. Thomas Ray • Beth Deere • Jerome Kearney • Joe J. Volpe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Henry Woods • William Overton • Richard Arnold • Terry Shell • Daniel Ringo • Henry Clay Caldwell • John Williams • Jacob Trieber • John Ellis Martineau • Thomas Trimble • Harry Lemley • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Stephen Reasoner • Gordon Young • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Garnett Eisele • Susan Carter • Thomas Trimble • Jesse Henley • Stephen Reasoner • | ||
