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Moorer, Terry Fitzgerald

Born 1961 in Greenville, AL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018, to a seat vacated by William H. Steele. Confirmed by the Senate on August 28, 2018, and received commission on September 4, 2018.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
Military Judge, Alabama Army National Guard, 2005-2014
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 2007-2018

Education:
Huntingdon College, B.A., 1983
University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1986
Marion Military Institute, A.A., 1981

Professional Career:

Alabama Army National Guard first lieutenant, 1981-1986
U.S. Army captain, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1986-1990
Alabama Army National Guard colonel and judge advocate, 1990-2005
Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Alabama, 1990-2007
U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and command judge advocate, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, 2003-2004

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, September 7, 2017; no Senate vote