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James Tyne Moody
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 17, 2003
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
February 9, 1982 – June 17, 2003
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byJesse E. Eschbach
Succeeded byTheresa Lazar Springmann
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
1979–1982
Personal details
Born (1938-06-06) June 6, 1938 (age 86)
LaCenter, Kentucky, U.S.
EducationIndiana University Bloomington (AB, LLB)

James Tyne Moody (born June 6, 1938) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Education and career

Born in LaCenter, Kentucky, Moody received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1960 and a Bachelor of Laws from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1963. He was in private practice in Hobart, Indiana from 1964 to 1972. He was a city attorney of Hobart and Lake Station, Indiana from 1964 to 1973, and then of East Gary, Indiana from 1966 to 1970. He was a superior court judge for Lake County, Indiana from 1972 to 1979, when he became a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, a position he held until 1982. He was also a member of the faculty of Business Law, Indiana University from 1977 to 1980.[1]

Federal judicial service

On December 4, 1981, Moody was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Judge Jesse E. Eschbach. Moody was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1982, and received his commission the following day. He assumed senior status on June 17, 2003.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b James Tyne Moody at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
1982–2003 		Succeeded by
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