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 "markdown": "# James T. Moody\n\nJames Tyne Moody (born 1938) is an American jurist and a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, having served on that court since 1982 and in senior status since 2003.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | February 8, 1982, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> |\n| Senior status | June 17, 2003<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> |\n| Born | 1938 in LaCenter, Kentucky<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> |\n| Education | A.B., Indiana University, 1960; LL.B., Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law), 1963<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nMoody was born in 1938 in LaCenter, Kentucky.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> He received his undergraduate degree, an A.B., from [Indiana University](https://www.edgepedia.org/indiana-university) in 1960, and his law degree, an LL.B., from the Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington, now the Maurer School of Law, in 1963.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nMoody entered private practice in Hobart, Indiana, from 1964 to 1972.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> He also served as city attorney for Hobart and for Lake Station, then named East Gary, Indiana.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> He served as a judge of the Lake County Superior Court in Indiana from 1972 to 1979.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> From 1977 to 1980, he was a faculty member teaching business law at Indiana University.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [Ronald Reagan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronald-reagan) nominated Moody to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana on December 4, 1981.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> The Senate confirmed him by voice vote on February 8, 1982, and he received his commission on February 9, 1982.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup> He assumed senior status on June 17, 2003, and continues to serve as a senior judge of the Northern District of Indiana.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.innd.uscourts.gov/judges-info/JTM)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nOver his tenure on the district court, Moody authored 132 published opinions between 1982 and 2011, according to a count of published opinions in the CourtListener corpus.<sup>[3](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/james-tyne-moody)</sup> His most-cited opinion is *Bradley v. Brown*, which has 39 inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus.<sup>[3](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/james-tyne-moody)</sup> Of 125 of his decisions reviewed on the merits by the [United States courts of appeals](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-courts-of-appeals) in that data, 107 were affirmed, 15 were reversed or vacated, and 3 were affirmed in part and reversed in part; the count is described as a historical tally of appellate outcomes, not a judgment of the judge.<sup>[3](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/james-tyne-moody)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: James Tyne Moody](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385271)\n2. [Senior Judge James T. Moody, Northern District of Indiana](https://www.innd.uscourts.gov/judges-info/JTM)\n3. [James Tyne Moody, JudicialFinder](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/james-tyne-moody)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames Mc to My*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 28, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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