James T. Moody
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| James T. Moody | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 2/9/1982 - 6/17/2003 |
| Senior: | 6/17/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Jesse Eschbach |
| Succeeded by: | Theresa Springmann |
| Past post: | Magistrate Judge |
| Past term: | 1979 - 1982 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1938 |
| Home State: | LaCenter, KY |
| Undergraduate: | Indiana U., A.B., 1960 |
| Law School: | Indiana U. School of Law, LL.B., 1963 |
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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 joined the court in 1982 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He is serving on senior status.
Early life and education
A Native of Kentucky, Moody received both his Bachelor's and Juris Doctorate Degrees from Indiana University in 1960 and 1963. [1]
Professional 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]
Judicial career
Northern District of Indiana
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]
Notable cases
Ex-Mayor Robert Pastrick case
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana *State of Indiana, v. Robert A. Pastrick, et al. 3:04-cv-00506-JTM-CAN |
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| Judge Moody ordered former East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick and City Councilman Frank Kollintzas to pay the city $108 million dollars in damages for their involvement in a kickback scheme on March 11, 2010. The judge found the men liable for their involvement after Pastrick and his aides spent $24 million dollars in city money to improve infrastructure in order to influence voters in 1999. The judge found that Pastrick and Kollintzas violated the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statutes by illegally transferring city funds in order to commit misconduct in public office.[2] |
See also
External links
- Moody Bio from the Federal Judicial Center
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Jesse Eschbach |
Northern District of Indiana 1982–2003 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Theresa Springmann |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Philip Simon • Robert Miller • Theresa Springmann • Joseph Van Bokkelen • Jon E. DeGuilio | ||
| Senior judges |
James T. Moody • William Lee • Rudy Lozano • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Roger Cosbey • Paul Cherry • Christopher Nuechterlein • John E. Martin (Indiana) • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Allen Sharp • Michael Kanne • Jesse Eschbach • Thomas Whitten Slick • George Beamer • Robert Grant • Phil McNagny • William Parkinson • Luther Swygert • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Miller • Allen Sharp • William Lee • Jesse Eschbach • George Beamer • Robert Grant • Luther Swygert • | ||
