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James M. Moody Sr.

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Years in office: 2008 - 2014

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Years in office: 1995 - 2008

Education

Bachelor's

University of Arkansas, 1962

Law

University of Arkansas School of Law, 1964

Personal

Birthplace

El Dorado, AR

James Maxwell Moody was afederal judge for theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. When Moody's son,James Moody (Arkansas), was confirmed to theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas James Maxwell Moody retired from court in accordance with federal law.^[1] Moody retired onMarch 7, 2014.^[2]

Early life and education

A native ofArkansas, Moody graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor's degree in 1962 and received hisJ.D. degree in 1964. Moody served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam from 1964 to 1966.^[2]

Professional career

Moody spent his pre-judicial legal career in private practice in the State ofArkansas from 1964 and 1966 to 1995.^[2]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Arkansas

On the recommendation of Senators David Pryor and Dale Bumpers, Moody was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton on June 27, 1995, to a seat vacated byHenry Woods. Moody was confirmed by the U.S.Senate on August 11, 1995 and received his commission onAugust 14, 1995. He assumedsenior status onOctober 1, 2008. Moody, in accordance with federal law, retired fromUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, to allow his sonJames Moody (Arkansas) to accept a confirmation to the same court.^[2]

See also

• Eastern District of Arkansas

External links

• Judges of the Eastern District of Arkansas
• Moody Bio from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Active judges	Chief Judge: Brian Miller (Arkansas)Chief Judge: Kristine Gerhard Baker  •  D.P. Marshall Jr.  •  James Moody Jr. (Arkansas federal court judge)  •  Lee Rudofsky
Senior judges	Susan Webber Wright  •
Magistrate judges	J. Thomas Ray  •  Jerome Kearney  •  Joe J. Volpe  •  Patricia S. Harris  •  Edie Ervin  •
Former Article III judges	J. Leon Holmes  •  Garnett Eisele  •  William Wilson (Arkansas)  •  James M. Moody Sr. (Arkansas federal judge)  •  Henry Woods  •  William Overton  •  Richard Arnold (Arkansas)  •  Terry Shell  •  Daniel Ringo  •  Henry Clay Caldwell  •  John Williams (Arkansas)  •  Jacob Trieber  •  John Ellis Martineau  •  Thomas Trimble  •  Harry Lemley  •  Oren Harris  •  Jesse Henley  •  George Howard  •  Elsijane Roy  •  Stephen Reasoner  •  Gordon Young  •
Former Chief judges	Garnett Eisele  •  D.P. Marshall Jr.  •  Thomas Trimble  •  Jesse Henley  •  Susan Webber Wright  •  Stephen Reasoner  •

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