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James Moody, Jr.'s Biography

Contact Information

500 West Capitol Avenue, Room C446
Little Rock, AR 72201

Full Name:

James 'Jay' Maxwell Moody, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1964

Birth Place:

El Dorado, AR

JD, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1986-1989

BA, University of Arkansas, 1986

BS, University of Arkansas, 1986

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, 2014-present

Shareholder, Circle S Ranch, Incorporated

Shareholder, Little Prairie Land Company

Managing Member, Moody's Manor, Limited Liability Company

Judge, Circuit Court of Arkansas, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2003-2014

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, January 6, 2014

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, February 25, 2014

Adjunct Professor, University of Arkansas Bowen School of Law, 2004, 2006

Partner, Wright, Lindsey, and Jennings, Limited Liability Partnership, 1994-2003

Associate, Wright, Lindsey, and Jennings, Limited Liability Partnership, 1988, 1989-1994

Law Clerk, Wilson, Engstrom, Corum & Dudley, 1987

Member, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel

Member, Arkansas Bar Association

Member, Arkansas Judicial Counsel

Trustee, Hannah Neal Moody Irrevocable Trust

Member, Little Rock Racquet Club

Trustee, Madison Elise Moody Irrevocable Trust

Member, Pulaski County Bar Association

Member, Civil Rules Committee, Arkansas Supreme Court, 2012

Member, Board of Directors, Pulaski County Bar Association, 2010

Member, The Country Club of Little Rock, 2003-2009

Member, William R. Overton Inns of Court, 1995-2009

School Board Member, The Cathedral School, 2005

Member, Defense Research Institute, 1989-2003

Awards:

Pulaski County Judge of the Year, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Pulaski County Bar Association President's Award, 2009
Arkansas Business 40 Under 40, 2002

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