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James Tyne Moody

Born 1/1/1938

Judicial Career

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    2/9/1982present

Biography

James Tyne Moody

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 .

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Education and career

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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.

Federal judicial service

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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.

References

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 [James Tyne Moody](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)
 at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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Sources

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