Gordon Moore (judge)
Gordon Moore | |
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| Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office August 3, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Tim Walz |
| Preceded by | David Lillehaug |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1963 |
| Education | Carleton College (BA) University of Iowa (JD) |
Gordon L. Moore III (born April 6, 1963) is an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was a judge of the Minnesota Fifth District Court in Nobles County from 2012 to 2020.
Early life and education
[edit]Moore grew up in Rochester and graduated from Mayo High School.[1] He lived in Northfield and Mankato before moving to Worthington to raise a family in 1995.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College in 1985 and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1988.[3]
Legal career
[edit]Moore was an associate attorney with the Worthington law office of Von Holtum, Malters & Shepherd, and served as Worthington's assistant city attorney.[4] Before becoming Nobles County attorney, he served as a special assistant and assistant attorney general under Attorney General of Minnesota Skip Humphrey and was an associate and assistant city attorney in Worthington.[2]
State judicial service
[edit]On January 18, 2012, Governor Mark Dayton appointed Moore to the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District Court to the seat vacated by Judge Jeffrey L. Flynn, who retired.[4] He was sworn in on March 1, 2012.[5]
Appointment to Minnesota Supreme Court
[edit]Moore was one of four candidates considered by Governor Tim Walz, along with Court of Appeals Judges Diane Bratvold and Jeffrey Bryan, and Chief Deputy Attorney General John Keller.[2] On May 15, 2020, Walz appointed Moore to the Minnesota Supreme Court. He filled the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice David Lillehaug.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Walz Picks Worthington Judge Gordon Moore for Supreme Court". www.usnews.com. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c Montemayor, Stephen (May 16, 2020). "Gov. Walz makes Worthington judge his first Minnesota Supreme Court selection". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Judge Gordon Moore". www.mncourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b "Gordon Moore and Terry Vajgrt Appointed to Fill Fifth Judicial District Vacancies" (Press release). January 18, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Moore sworn in as district court judge (with video)". The Globe. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Governor Walz Appoints Judge Gordon Moore to the Minnesota Supreme Court" (Press release). May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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