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James Maxwell Moody

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James Maxwell Moody
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
October 1, 2008 – March 7, 2014
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
August 14, 1995 – October 1, 2008
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byHenry Woods
Succeeded byKristine Baker
Personal details
Born
James Maxwell Moody

(1940-02-15) February 15, 1940 (age 84)[1]
El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.
SpouseJo A. Cooper (died 1993)[1]
ChildrenJames Maxwell Moody Jr.
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (B.S.I.M.)
University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D.)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1962-1966
RankSecond Lieutenant[1]
Unit2nd Armored Division[1]

James Maxwell Moody, Sr. (born February 15, 1940) is a retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Education and career

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Moody was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. He received a Bachelor of Science in Information Management degree from the University of Arkansas in 1962. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1964 and passed the Arkansas bar examination in the same year.

He received a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army in June 1962 upon graduation from college.[1] He served at Fort Sill, Oklahoma from September to November 1964, and then with the Second Armored Division from November 1964 to September 1966 at Fort Hood, Texas.[1]

In 1976, he taught constitutional law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[1] From 1980 to 1988, he served as a stockholder and later director of a catering company.[1]

He was in private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1964 and from 1966 to 1995.

Federal judicial service

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Moody was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 27, 1995, to a seat vacated by Henry Woods. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1995, and received his commission on August 14, 1995. He assumed senior status on October 1, 2008, and retired on March 7, 2014.

Personal life

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His son, James M. Moody Jr., serves as a judge on the same court. Moody had previously indicated he would retire from the court when his son was confirmed by the Senate. He later retired on March 7, 2014.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointees to the federal judiciary. pt. 2, page 405
  2. ^ "Moody, James Maxwell - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
1995–2008
Succeeded by