C. Edwin Moore
American judge (1903–1988)
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Charles Edwin Moore (August 2, 1903 – May 11, 1988)[1] was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.
Charles Moore | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
| In office November 11, 1969 – August 2, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore G. Garfield |
| Succeeded by | W. Ward Reynoldson |
| Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
| In office April 17, 1962 – August 2, 1978 | |
| Appointed by | Norman Erbe |
| Preceded by | William L. Bliss |
| Succeeded by | Arthur A. McGiverin |
| Judge on the Iowa 9th Judicial District Court | |
| In office 1943 – April 17, 1962 | |
| Appointed by | Norman Erbe |
| Des Moines Municipal Court | |
| In office 1936–1943 | |
| Polk County Attorney | |
| In office 1934–1936 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1903 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 1988 (aged 84) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | Drake University (LLB) |
Early life
Born on the east side of Des Moines, Iowa in 1903 to William H. Moore and Metta Mae Davis.[2] He graduated from East High School in 1922. He received his LLB from Drake University in 1927.[1][2][3]
Legal and Judicial Career
He practiced law in Des Moines from 1927 to 1934. In 1934, he became a Polk County Attorney from 1934 to 1936. He was then elected to the Des Moines Municipal Court in 1936 until 1943 when he was elevated to Iowa 9th Judicial District Court. He held this job until 1962.[1][3] In 1962, Governor Norman Erbe appointed Moore to a seat on the state supreme court, and in 1969 the members of the court chose him as their chief justice.[1][3]
