Gordon Moore (judge)

Gordon Moore (born c. 1962/1963) is an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was previously a judge of the Minnesota Fifth District Court in Nobles County from 2012 to 2020.

Gordon Moore
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Assumed office
August 3, 2020
Appointed byTim Walz
Preceded byDavid Lillehaug
Judge of the Minnesota Fifth District Court
In office
March 1, 2012 – August 3, 2020
Appointed byMark Dayton
Preceded byJeffrey L. Flynn
Personal details
Born1962/1963 (age 57–58)[1]
EducationCarleton College (B.A.)
University of Iowa College of Law (J.D.)

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.[2] 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.[3]

He was an associate attorney with the Worthington law office of Von Holtum, Malters & Shepherd, where he served as Assistant City Attorney for Worthington.[4] Before becoming Nobles County attorney Moore 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.[2]

State judicial service

On January 18, 2012, Moore was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to be a judge of the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District Court to the seat vacated by Judge Jeffrey L. Flynn, who retired.[4] He was sworn in on March 1, 2012.[5]

Appointment to Minnesota Supreme Court

Moore was one of four candidates that also included Court of Appeals Judges Diane Bratvold and Jeffrey Bryan and Chief Deputy Attorney General John Keller.[2] On May 15, 2020, Governor Tim Walz announced his appointment of Moore to be an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He filled the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice David Lillehaug.[6]

References
  1. "Gov. Tim Walz Appoints Judge Gordon Moore To State Supreme Court". 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. Montemayor, Stephen (May 16, 2020). "Gov. Walz makes Worthington judge his first Minnesota Supreme Court selection". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. "Judge Gordon Moore". www.mncourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  4. "Gordon Moore and Terry Vajgrt Appointed to Fill Fifth Judicial District Vacancies" (Press release). January 18, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. "Moore sworn in as district court judge (with video)". The Globe. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. "Governor Walz Appoints Judge Gordon Moore to the Minnesota Supreme Court" (Press release). May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
David Lillehaug		 Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
2020–present		 Incumbent
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