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 "markdown": "# Terry F. Moorer\n\nTerry Fitzgerald Moorer (born 1961) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama since 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> He was nominated by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> He has not served in senior status or as chief judge.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | August 28, 2018, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> |\n| Born | 1961, Greenville, Alabama<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> |\n| Education | A.A., Marion Military Institute, 1981; B.A., Huntingdon College, 1983; J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1986<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nMoorer was born in 1961 in Greenville, Alabama.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> He earned an Associate of Arts degree from Marion Military Institute in 1981, a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from Huntingdon College in 1983, and a [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1986.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nMoorer's career combined military legal service, federal prosecution, and service as a U.S. magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama from 2007 to 2018. He served in the Alabama Army National Guard as a first lieutenant from 1981 to 1986.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> From 1986 to 1990, he was a captain in the [United States Army](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-army) assigned to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Rucker, Alabama.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup>\n\nHe then served as an assistant United States attorney for the Middle District of Alabama from 1990 to 2007, and was a U.S. magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama from 2007 to 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> During that period, he continued his military service as a colonel and judge advocate in the Alabama Army National Guard from 1990 to 2005.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> In 2003 and 2004, he was deployed as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, serving as command judge advocate at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nMoorer was first nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama on September 7, 2017; no Senate vote was taken on that nomination.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> He was renominated on January 8, 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> The announcement of his nomination stated that he was nominated \"to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, vice William H. Steele, retired.\"<sup>[2](https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/nine-nominations-sent-senate-today/)</sup>\n\nThe Senate confirmed him by voice vote on August 28, 2018, and he received his commission on September 4, 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup> He has served as a judge of the Southern District of Alabama since that date.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931)\n2. [Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today](https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/nine-nominations-sent-senate-today/)\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 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 29, 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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