John Henry Moore II

Personal

Birthday: 
8/5/1929
Birthplace: 
Atlantic City, NJ
Date of Death: 
7/19/2013
Place of Death: 
Jacksonville, FL
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Naval Reserve commander, 1948-1971
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1961
Private practice, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1961-1967
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1967-1977; chief judge, 1975-1977
Judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, 1977-1981

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, August 4, 1976; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
Syracuse University
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1952
Name of School - Second: 

Levin College of Law - University of Florida

The law school offers courses of study leading to the Juris Doctor degree, including Certificate Programs in Environmental and Land Use Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law or International and Comparative Law. Joint J.D./M.A. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines are available, too. The college also offers one of the leading LL.M. in Taxation programs in the United States.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1961

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Court Name: 

Florida Middle District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
12/1/1981
Retirement from Active Service: 
12/31/1995
Termination Date: 
7/19/2013
Termination Reason: 
Death