James Maxwell Moody Jr.
| James Moody Jr. | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
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Assumed office March 10, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Susan Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1964 (age 51–52) El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Parents | James Maxwell Moody (father) |
| Alma mater |
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
James "Jay" Maxwell Moody Jr. (born 1964) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and former Circuit Judge for the Third Division of the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas.
Biography
Moody was born in 1964 in El Dorado, Arkansas.[1] He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1986 from the University of Arkansas. He received his Juris Doctor in 1989 from the University of Arkansas Bowen School of Law. He became an associate in 1989 at the law firm of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, LLP and became a partner at that firm in 1994. His focus at that firm was on civil litigation in State and Federal Courts. In 2003, he became a Circuit Judge for the Third Division of the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas, a position he held till he received his commission for his federal judicial judgeship.[2]
Personal
Moody is the son of former Judge James Maxwell Moody, who retired from active service on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas when his son was elevated to the federal bench.[3]
Federal judicial service
On July 25, 2013, President Obama nominated Moody to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, to the seat being vacated by Judge Susan Webber Wright, who took senior status on August 22, 2013.[4] Moody's father has said he will retire from the federal district court in the Eastern District of Arkansas if his son wins Senate confirmation.[5] James Maxwell Moody later retired from active service on March 7, 2014.[6]
On November 14, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported Moody's nomination to the full Senate. After the first session of the 113th Congress ended, Moody's nomination was returned to President Obama, who renominated Moody in January 2014. The Senate Judiciary Committee reported Moody's nomination to the full Senate on January 16, 2014.[7]
On February 12, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Moody's nomination. On Tuesday February 25, 2014 the Senate voted on the motion to invoke cloture on the Moody nomination. The motion to invoke cloture was agreed to by a vote of 58-34 with one senator voting 'present'.[8] On February 25, 2014 his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 95-4.[9] He received his judicial commission on March 10, 2014.[10]
References
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire
- ↑ Nomination announcement from whitehouse.gov
- ↑ Arkansas Times: Fairest on the federal bench. July 26, 2002.
- ↑ Nomination announcement from whitehouse.gov
- ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Little-Rock-federal-bench-won-t-have-father-son-4816590.php
- ↑ "Moody, James Maxwell". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/Materials113thCongress.cfm
- ↑ "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 38. United States Senate. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 39. United States Senate. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Moody, James Maxwell Jr.". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
Sources
- James Maxwell Moody Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Susan Wright |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 2014–present |
Incumbent |