Alfred Moore

Alfred Moore
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office April 21, 1800 – January 26, 1804[1]
Nominated by	John Adams
Preceded by	James Iredell
Succeeded by	William Johnson
Attorney General of North Carolina
In office April 22, 1782 – January 9, 1791[2]
Governor	Alexander Martin Richard Caswell Samuel Johnston Alexander Martin
Preceded by	James Iredell
Succeeded by	John Haywood
Personal details
Born	(1755-05-21)May 21, 1755 New Hanover County, North Carolina, British America
Died	October 15, 1810(1810-10-15) (aged 55) Bladen County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Federalist
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Alfred Moore (May 21, 1755 – October 15, 1810) was an American judge, lawyer, planter and military officer who became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Moore Square, a park located in the Moore Square Historic District in Raleigh, North Carolina, was named in his honor, as was Moore County, North Carolina. He was also a founder and trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Moore is noted for having written just one opinion for the Court during his term of service: Bas v. Tingy, a minor case of maritime law. Although a member of the Court for nearly four years, poor health kept Moore from the Court's business during much of his tenure. In particular he did not participate in Marbury v. Madison, a landmark case decided while he was on the Court. Moore was one of the least effective justices in the history of the Court, his career having "made scarcely a ripple in American judicial history."^[3]