James Maxwell Moody
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, James Maxwell Moody was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1964. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1940 · age 86
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arkansas 1962 · University of Arkansas Law 1964
- Succeeded
- Henry Woods
- Succeeded by
- Kristine Gerhard Baker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Eastern District of Arkansas succeeded Henry Woods | Clinton (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 Arkansas | B.S.I.M. | 1962 |
| University of Arkansas School of Law | J.D. | 1964 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Moody was assigned 3,378 district-court cases (1994–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 260 days across 3,376 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 283 of Moody’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 247 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 15 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Moody authored 19 published opinions for the court (1996–2010). Most cited: Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp. (12 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp. | 21 F. Supp. 2d 923 | 12 |
| 1997 | Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. National Park Medical Center, Inc. | 964 F. Supp. 1285 | 12 |
| 1996 | Treece v. City of Little Rock, Ark. | 923 F. Supp. 1122 | 10 |
| 1998 | Williams v. Motel 6 Multipurpose, Inc. | 120 F. Supp. 2d 776 | 5 |
| 2003 | Walters v. Weiss | 349 F. Supp. 2d 1160 | 4 |
| 2000 | Boerner v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. | 121 F. Supp. 2d 1252 | 4 |
| 1999 | Arkansas Carpenters' Health & Welfare Fund v. Philip Morris Inc. | 75 F. Supp. 2d 936 | 3 |
| 2002 | United States v. Hively | 202 F. Supp. 2d 886 | 2 |
| 1999 | Boerner v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. | 126 F. Supp. 2d 1160 | 2 |
| 1998 | Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp. | 34 F. Supp. 2d 1125 | 2 |
| 2001 | Pathfinder Healthcare, Inc. v. Thompson | 177 F. Supp. 2d 895 | 1 |
| 2001 | SGI/Argis Employee Benefit Trust Plan v. Canada Life Assurance Co. | 151 F. Supp. 2d 1044 | 1 |
| 1997 | Breedlove v. Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc. | 963 F. Supp. 802 | 1 |
| 2010 | Williams v. Norris | 721 F. Supp. 2d 824 | 0 |
| 2008 | Whisenhunt v. Southwestern Telephone L.P. | 582 F. Supp. 2d 1103 | 0 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 19 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 James Maxwell Moody?
- President William J. Clinton appointed James Maxwell Moody to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 1995.
- Was James Maxwell Moody appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Maxwell Moody was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Maxwell Moody's confirmation vote?
- James Maxwell Moody was confirmed by voice vote on August 11, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Maxwell Moody on?
- James Maxwell Moody was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).