James A. Moore (Minnesota)

This page is about a judge in the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. For other judges with a similar name, please see James Moore.

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James A. Moore

Minnesota 4th District Court Position 16

Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

13

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Law

Hamline University School of Law, 1985

James A. Moore is a judge for Position 16 of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Moore ran for re-election for the Position 16 judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2020)

General election

General election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 16

Incumbent James A. Moore won election in the general election for Minnesota 4th District Court Position 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James A. Moore (Nonpartisan)	99.1	337,583
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	3,100

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2014

See also: Minnesota judicial elections, 2014
Moore ran for re-election to the Fourth Judicial District.
General: He defeated Bruce Michael Rivers in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 66.2 percent of the vote.  

Campaign themes

2020

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Education

Moore received his J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in 1985.

Career

Prior to joining the court, Moore worked as a litigation manager for the City of Minneapolis Civil Division, where he oversaw all litigation for the city. Before this, he served as an assistant city attorney for the civil divisions of Minneapolis and Bloomington.

See also

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Footnotes

Minnesota courts

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Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Minnesota

State courts:

Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota Court of Appeals • Minnesota District Courts • Minnesota Problem-Solving Courts • Minnesota Tax Court • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals

State resources:

Courts in Minnesota • Minnesota judicial elections • Judicial selection in Minnesota