Alfred Moore - Family and early education, Political career, Supreme Court Justice

Judge, born in New Hanover Co, North Carolina, USA. He fought in the American Revolution (1776–81) and served as North Carolina's attorney general (1782–91), and on the state legislature (1782) before President John Adams named him to the US Supreme Court (1799–1804).

Alfred Moore

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Term in office
April 21, 1800 – January 26, 1804
Preceded by	James Iredell
Succeeded by	William Johnson
Nominated by	John Adams
Born	May 21, 1755
Died	October 15, 1810

Alfred Moore (May 21, 1755 - October 15, 1810) was a distinguished North Carolina judge who became a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Family and early education

His father, Maurice, preceded him in the practice of law and served as a colonial judge in North Carolina.

Political career

At the end of the war Moore was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly, which eventually elected him to serve as Attorney General;

Supreme Court Justice

In 1799, James Iredell, a North Carolinian and a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, died while serving on the bench.

Preceded by: James Iredell

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States April 21, 1800 – January 26, 1804

Succeeded by: William Johnson

This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.