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William Moore (Georgia)
2017 - Present
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William Theodore Moore Jr. is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Moore served as the chief judge of the court from 2004 to 2010. He elected to take senior status beginning on February 28, 2017.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Bainbridge, Georgia, Moore graduated from Georgia Military College with his undergraduate degree in 1960 and from the University of Georgia School of Law with his LL.B. in 1964.[1]
Professional career
- 2017 - Present: Senior judge
- 1994-2017: Judge
- 1984-1994: Pro-tem recorders court judge, Garden City, Ga.
- 1981-1994: Private practice, Savannah, Ga.
- 1977-1981: U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Georgia
- 1964-1977: Private practice, Savannah, Ga.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Georgia
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: William T. Moore Jr. |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 86 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 13, 1994
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: September 28, 1994
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: October 5, 1994
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| Confirmed: October 7, 1994
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Moore was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 13, 1994, to a seat vacated by Anthony Alaimo. The American Bar Association rated Moore Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Moore's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 28, 1994, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on October 5, 1994. Moore was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on October 7, 1994, and he received his commission on October 11, 1994. From 2004 to 2010, Moore served as the chief judge of the district court. Moore elected to take senior status beginning on February 28, 2017.[1][2][3]
Noteworthy cases
Troy Davis' innocence claim (2010)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (In Re: Troy Anthony Davis, 4:09-cv-00130-WTM)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (In Re: Troy Anthony Davis, 4:09-cv-00130-WTM)
In August 2010, Judge Moore rejected claims of innocence by Troy Davis, convicted of killing a police officer, in an unusual hearing ordered by the Supreme Court of the United States. By that time, Davis had spent 19 years in prison and was scheduled to be executed, though many believed him to be not guilty. Due to new evidence against his conviction as well as several key witnesses recanting their testimony, the Supreme Court ordered a hearing by a federal judge on Davis' innocence claims. It is the first time in 50 years such a hearing has been ordered. Although Judge Moore finally rejected the claims saying, "Ultimately, while Mr. Davis' new evidence casts some additional, minimal doubt on his conviction, it is largely smoke and mirrors. The vast majority of the evidence at trial remains largely intact, and the new evidence is largely not credible or [is] lacking in probative value." Judge Moore did suggest that Davis appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.[4]
Ultimately, Davis did appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. A stay of execution was denied; Davis was put to death in September 2011.[5]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge William Theodore Moore, Jr.," accessed March 1, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1568 — William T. Moore Jr. — The Judiciary," accessed March 1, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees," accessed March 1, 2017
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Judge rejects Troy Davis' innocence claim, August 24, 2010
- ↑ ABC News, "Troy Davis Executed After Stay Denied by Supreme Court," September 21, 2011
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Anthony Alaimo |
Southern District of Georgia 1994–2017 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Stan Baker
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | ||
| 1994 |
Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams | ||
| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
