Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

John P. Moore (1916-1982)
MSA SC 3520-2973
House of Delegates, Montgomery County, 1962-1966
Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 1966-1973
Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1973-1982

Biography:

Born March 14, 1916, in New York City. Attended Regis High School, New York City, 1933; Manhattan College, B.A (Business Administration)., 1937; Catholic University of America School of Law, LL.B., 1940. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1956. Catholic. Married Margaret H., 1941. Two children: Bernadine A. Morre; John P. Moore, Jr. Died December 23, 1982, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Naval Reserves, 1944-1946. Chief counsel, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections, 1952-1953, 1957-1958. Member, Montgomery County Board of Appeals, 1954-1957; chairman, 1956-1957. Maryland House of Delegates, Montgomery County, 1962-1966. Judge, Montgomey County Circuit Court, 1966-1976. Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1973-1982.

Chairman, Governor's Commission on Educational Needs of Handicapped Children. Member, Governor's Advisory Commission on Nuclear Energy.  Chairman, Executive Committee, Maryland Judical Conference, 1971-1972. Member, American Bar Assocation; Maryland State Bar Assocation; Montgomery County Bar Assocation; American Judicature Society; Institute of Judicial Administration; U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society; Maryland Bar Assocation. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Holy Cross Hospital, 1967-1976. Trustee, Eye Research Foundation of Bethesda. Member, Board of Management, Silver Spring YMCA. Montgomery County cochairman, National Conference of Christians and Jews. Chancellor, Southern Assocation of the Knights of Malta. Member, Knights of Columbus. Trustee, John Carroll Society. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Izaak Walton League.

Recipient, Agnes Bruce Greig Award for "Leadership on Behalf of Handicapped Children in the State of Maryland," 1967; John Dubois Medal for Distinguished Public Service, Mt. Saint Mary's College, 1968; Law and Courts Award, Catholic University Alumni Association, 1974; first annual Distinguished Service Award, United Cerebal Palsy Association of Maryland, 1976; E. Brooke Lee Award, Distinguished Public Service, Silver Spring Board of Trade, 1977.

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