Richard Wayne Moore (born December 5, 1952)Nominations of the 108th Congress, first session : hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session on April 1, 2003 (2004)
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for the Southern District of Alabama from 2017 to 2021. Prior to assuming that role, he had served as the Inspector General for the

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since 2003, when he was appointed by

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and confirmed by the

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Education and career

Moore received his

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, summa cum laude, from

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in 1974 and his

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from

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in 1977. In 2015, Moore was named Cumberland School of Law's Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. From 1997 to 1998, Moore was an Atlantic Fellow in Public Policy at the

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. At Oxford, Moore conducted an independent study on the prosecution of complex international fraud cases. Moore has practiced law in

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and

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. He served as an

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for the Southern District of Alabama from 1985 to 2003. During this time, Moore served as chief of the criminal division, as senior litigation counsel, and as coordinator of the Anti-Terrorism Task Force. Moore has served as the Inspector General for the

since 2003, when he was appointed by

and confirmed by the

. From May 2009 to March 2011, Moore was the chairman of the investigations committee for the

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United States Attorney

In June 2017, Moore was announced as

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's nominee to become the

for the Southern District of Alabama. He was confirmed by

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on September 14, 2017. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other attorneys were asked to resign by the incoming Biden administration. On February 22, 2021, Moore announced his retirement effective February 26, 2021.

References

External links

Moore Biography at U.S. Department of Justice
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