Charles Allen Moye Jr. | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
Term Start: | January 1, 1988 |
Term End: | July 26, 2010 |
Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
Term Start1: | 1979 |
Term End1: | 1987 |
Predecessor1: | Albert John Henderson |
Successor1: | William Clark O'Kelley |
Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
Term Start2: | October 16, 1970 |
Term End2: | January 1, 1988 |
Appointer2: | Richard Nixon |
Predecessor2: | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
Successor2: | Jack Tarpley Camp Jr. |
Birth Name: | Charles Allen Moye Jr. |
Birth Date: | 13 July 1918 |
Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia, U.S. |
Education: | Emory University (BA, JD) |
Charles Allen Moye Jr. (July 13, 1918 – July 26, 2010) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Moye received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Emory University in 1939 and a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1943. He was in private practice in Atlanta from 1943 to 1970, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Georgia in 1954.
On October 7, 1970, Moye was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1987, assuming senior status on January 1, 1988. His service terminated on July 26, 2010, due to his death in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]