George Moore
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and confirmed by voice vote, George Moore was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1901. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1878–1962
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri Law 1901
- Succeeded
- Charles Breckenridge Faris
- Succeeded by
- James Hargrove Meredith
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded Charles Breckenridge Faris | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Missouri School of Law | LL.B. | 1901 |
| University of Missouri School of Law | LL.M. | 1902 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Moore authored 17 published opinions for the court (1941–1957). Most cited: Adler v. Chicago & Southern Air Lines (20 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Adler v. Chicago & Southern Air Lines | 41 F. Supp. 366 | 20 |
| 1941 | United States v. Halbrook | 36 F. Supp. 345 | 19 |
| 1943 | Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. Sheehan | 50 F. Supp. 1010 | 16 |
| 1941 | In Re Missouri Pac. R. Co. | 39 F. Supp. 436 | 15 |
| 1942 | Hardie v. Bryson | 44 F. Supp. 67 | 14 |
| 1950 | Katz Drug Co. v. Katz | 89 F. Supp. 528 | 12 |
| 1943 | In Re Vardaman Shoe Co. | 52 F. Supp. 562 | 12 |
| 1955 | In Re Missouri Pacific Railroad Company | 129 F. Supp. 392 | 11 |
| 1945 | In Re Missouri Pac. R. Co. | 64 F. Supp. 64 | 9 |
| 1950 | Dwellingham v. Thompson | 91 F. Supp. 787 | 8 |
| 1957 | United States v. Anderson | 154 F. Supp. 374 | 7 |
| 1944 | Dieckhaus v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation | 54 F. Supp. 425 | 5 |
| 1943 | In Re Missouri Pac. R. Co. | 49 F. Supp. 405 | 4 |
| 1953 | Interstate Commerce Commission v. United Van Lines | 110 F. Supp. 273 | 3 |
| 1949 | Walcher v. LOEW'S INCORPORATED | 129 F. Supp. 815 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 17 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Moore?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed George Moore to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1935.
- Was George Moore appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Moore was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Moore's confirmation vote?
- George Moore was confirmed by voice vote on May 28, 1935. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Moore on?
- George Moore was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).