- John H. Moore II
Infobox Person
name = John Henry Moore II
birth_date = 1929
birth_place =Atlantic City, New Jersey
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occupation =United States federal judge
spouse =John Henry Moore II (born 1929) is an American lawyer and federal judge.
Moore in
Atlantic City, New Jersey . He received hisBachelor of Science degree fromSyracuse University in 1952 and his J.D. from theUniversity of Florida College of Law in 1961. Moore served in the Naval Reserve from 1948 to 1971, and served onactive duty in Korea before retiring with the rank ofcommander .Moore was in private practice in
Atlanta, Georgia in 1961 with the firm of Fisher and Phillips before moving toFort Lauderdale, Florida , where he was apartner with the firms of Fleming, O'Bryan and Fleming and then Turner, Shaw and Moore from 1961 to 1967. Moore also served asattorney for the School Board of Broward County.Moore served as a judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit of
Florida from 1967 to 1977, serving as chief judge of that court from 1975 to 1977. Moore was nominated toUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1976, but the Senate took no action. Moore served as a judge on theFlorida Fourth District Court of Appeal from 1977 to 1981.President
Ronald Reagan nominated Moore to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on November 4, 1981, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on November 24, 1981, he received commission on December 1 of that year. Moore served as chief judge from 1992 to 1995 and assumedsenior status on December 31, 1995.Moore is currently with the Jacksonville division of the court.
External links
* [http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/judicialInfo/Jax/JgMoore.htm Official profile] from the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
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