James S. Moody Jr.
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, James S. Moody Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1969 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1972
- Succeeded by
- Paul Gregory Byron
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Middle District of Florida | 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 Florida | B.S. | 1969 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1972 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Moody was assigned 6,754 district-court cases (1993–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 162 days across 6,467 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 413 of Moody’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 323 were affirmed, 54 reversed or vacated, and 36 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 64 published opinions for the court (2001–2011). Most cited: Hall v. Sunjoy Industries Group, Inc. (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hall v. Sunjoy Industries Group, Inc. | 764 F. Supp. 2d 1297 | 45 |
| 2005 | Wilson v. Ake | 354 F. Supp. 2d 1298 | 28 |
| 2010 | Collins v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. | 680 F. Supp. 2d 1287 | 26 |
| 2002 | Cutsforth v. Renschler | 235 F. Supp. 2d 1216 | 21 |
| 2003 | Rosenkrantz v. Markopoulos | 254 F. Supp. 2d 1250 | 19 |
| 2007 | In Re Accutane Products Liability | 511 F. Supp. 2d 1288 | 16 |
| 2001 | McKnight v. Benitez | 176 F. Supp. 2d 1301 | 16 |
| 2004 | United States v. Al-Arian | 308 F. Supp. 2d 1322 | 15 |
| 2002 | Bilzerian v. Securities & Exchange Commission (In Re Bilzerian) | 276 B.R. 285 | 15 |
| 2009 | Sibilia v. Makita Corp. | 674 F. Supp. 2d 1290 | 14 |
| 2002 | Granite State Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of Clearwater | 213 F. Supp. 2d 1312 | 11 |
| 2003 | Gourlay v. Forest Lake Estates Civic Ass'n | 276 F. Supp. 2d 1222 | 10 |
| 2010 | MRI Associates of St. Pete, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | 755 F. Supp. 2d 1205 | 8 |
| 2003 | Picker Financial Group L.L.C. v. Horizon Bank | 293 B.R. 253 | 8 |
| 2003 | Laney v. American Equity Investment Life Ins. | 243 F. Supp. 2d 1347 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 64 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 S. Moody Jr.?
- President William J. Clinton appointed James S. Moody Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2000.
- Was James S. Moody Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James S. Moody Jr. 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 S. Moody Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- James S. Moody Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on July 21, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is James S. Moody Jr. on?
- James S. Moody Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).