Gordon Moore (judge)
Gordon Moore | |
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Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
Assumed office August 3, 2020 | |
Appointed by | Tim Walz |
Preceded by | David Lillehaug |
Judge of the Minnesota Fifth District Court | |
In office March 1, 2012 – August 3, 2020 | |
Appointed by | Mark Dayton |
Preceded by | Jeffrey L. Flynn |
Succeeded by | Sherry Haley |
Personal details | |
Born | April 6, 1963 |
Education | Carleton College (B.A.) University of Iowa College of Law (J.D.) |
Gordon L. Moore III (born April 6, 1963) is an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was a judge of the Minnesota Fifth District Court in Nobles County from 2012 to 2020.
Early life and education[]
Moore grew up in Rochester and lived in Northfield and Mankato before moving to Worthington to raise a family in 1995.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College in 1985 and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1988.[2]
Legal career[]
Moore was an associate attorney with the Worthington law office of Von Holtum, Malters & Shepherd, and served as Worthington's assistant city attorney.[3] Before becoming Nobles County attorney, he served as a special assistant and assistant attorney general under Attorney General of Minnesota Skip Humphrey and was an associate and assistant city attorney in Worthington.[1]
State judicial service[]
On January 18, 2012, Governor Mark Dayton appointed Moore to the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District Court to the seat vacated by Judge Jeffrey L. Flynn, who retired.[3] He was sworn in on March 1, 2012.[4]
Appointment to Minnesota Supreme Court[]
Moore was one of four candidates, along with Court of Appeals Judges Diane Bratvold and Jeffrey Bryan and Chief Deputy Attorney General John Keller.[1] On May 15, 2020, Governor Tim Walz appointed Moore to the Minnesota Supreme Court. He filled the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice David Lillehaug.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Montemayor, Stephen (May 16, 2020). "Gov. Walz makes Worthington judge his first Minnesota Supreme Court selection". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Judge Gordon Moore". www.mncourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b "Gordon Moore and Terry Vajgrt Appointed to Fill Fifth Judicial District Vacancies" (Press release). January 18, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Moore sworn in as district court judge (with video)". The Globe. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Governor Walz Appoints Judge Gordon Moore to the Minnesota Supreme Court" (Press release). May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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