James S. Moody (Florida federal judge)

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This is the page about the federal judge for the Middle District of Florida. If you are looking for information about the Florida 13th Circuit Court judge, please see James S. Moody III (Florida circuit court judge). If you are looking for information about the former federal judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, please see James M. Moody Sr. If you want the current federal judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, see James Moody (Arkansas). If you are looking for information about the federal judge for the Northern District on Indiana, please see James T. Moody.

James S. Moody
Image of James S. Moody

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (senior status)
Tenure

2014 - Present

Years in position

10

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida, 1969

Law

University of Florida Law, 1972

Personal
Birthplace
Tampa, Fla.
Contact

Official website 

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James S. Moody, Jr. is an Article III federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He joined the court in 2000 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Prior to appointment, Moody was a circuit court judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. On March 31, 2014, Moody assumed senior status.[1]

Early life and education

A native of Florida, Moody graduated from the University of Florida, earning both his bachelor's and J.D. degrees in 1969 and 1972.[1]

Professional career

Moody spent his entire pre-judicial legal career as a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Florida from 1972 to 1994 before being appointed Circuit Court Judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1995 till his appointment to the federal bench in 2000.[1]

Judicial career

Middle District of Florida

On the recommendation of Senator Bob Graham, Moody was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 8, 2000, to a new judgeship created by 113 Stat. 1501, which was approved by Congress. Moody was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 21, 2000, on a senate vote and received commission on July 28, 2000.[1] Moody assumed senior status on March 31, 2014.[2]

Noteworthy cases

Cable providers sue piracy software distributor (2010)
See also: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ((dead link) Dish Network L.L.C., et al. v. Robert Ward, 8:08-cv-590-T-30TBM)

On January 11, 2010, Judge Moody ruled in favor of Dish Network after finding a man responsible for pirating Dish Network's signal.[3]

The judge found that Ward distributed over 255,000 pirated downloads of software which allowed Dish Network customers to bypass security mechanisms in Dish products which limit access to content.[3]

Moody also ordered an injunction against Ward to prevent future wrongful conduct.[3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Moody Bio from the Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑ UScourts.gov, "Future Vacancies," accessed February 10, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Register, "Judge awards Dish Network $51m from satellite pirate," January 11, 2010
Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat 		Middle District of Florida
2000–2014
Seat #14 		Succeeded by:
Paul G. Byron



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