James T. Moody

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This is the page about the federal judge for the Northern District on Indiana. If you are looking for information about the federal judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, please see James M. Moody, and if you are looking for information about the federal judge for the Middle District of Florida, please see James S. Moody.

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James Tyne Moody is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He is serving on senior status.

Early life and education

A Native of Kentucky, Moody recieved both his Bachelor's and Juris Doctorate Degrees from Indiana University in 1960 and 1963. ^[1]

Professional legal career

After law school, Moody had a eight year stint as a Private Practice Attorney in Hobart from 1964 to 1972. While at the same time in private practice, Miller served as the City Attorney for the Indiana cities of Hobart, Lake Station, and East Gary. In 1972, Moody became a Superior (Circuit) Court judge in Lake County until 1979. Before, his appointment to the Federal Bench, Moody was a faculty member at Indiana University teaching business law from 1977 to 1980. ^[1]

Federal judicial career

From 1979 to 1982, Moody started his judicial career as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. On the recommendation of Senators Dan Quayle and Richard Lugar, Moody was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on December 4, 1981 to a seat vacated by Jesse Eschbach as Eschbach was appointed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Moody was confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1982 on a senate vote and received commission on February 9, 1982. Moody assumed senior status on June 17, 2003. ^[1]

References

	v • d • e Federal judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Active judges	Miller • Lee • Simon • Springmann • Van Bokkelen
Senior judges	Moody • Lozano • Sharp
Magistrate judges	Cosbey • Cherry • Rodovich • Nuechterlein
Former judges	Beamer • Eschbach • Grant • Kanne • McNagny • Parkinson • Slick • Swygert

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1986	Anderson • Boggs • Bryan • Cedarbaum • Cholakis • Conway • Davies • Dearie • Dubina • Duggan • Edmondson • Fawsett • Fitzwater • Gex • Graham • Hackett • Hansen • Henderson • Hittner • Howard • Jensen • Kay • Kleinfeld • Kosik • Lagueux • Lechner • Magill • Mahoney • Manion • McAvoy • McQuade • Norris • O'Scannlain • Rehnquist • Ryskamp • Scalia • Selya • Simpson • Smalkin • Spencer • Stiehl • Wilkins • Williams • Woodlock • Zatkoff
1987	Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel
1988	Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly