Who is Justice Jim Moseley?

AN EXPERIENCED JUSTICE

  • Thirteen years' service on the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas.
  • Authored over 1,000 opinions in all areas of civil and criminal law.

    • A SEASONED ATTORNEY

  • Fourteen years' private practice in Dallas and Odessa.
  • Served as Regional Director of the Federal Trade Commission in the Reagan Administration.
  • Former Chair of the State Bar Antitrust & Business Litigation Section.

    • A PROVEN CONSERVATIVE

  • Active in Republican Party since 1980.
  • Former Precinct Chair, County Vice-Chair, County Chair, and S.R.E.C member.
  • Dallas County Chair for Victory '94 GOP campaign.
  • Founding member of the Dallas Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy.
  • Appointed to court of appeals in 1996 by then-Governor Bush.

    • A COMMON-SENSE TEXAN

  • Born and raised in Eastland County (near Abilene).
  • Attended public schools, Tarleton State, and Cisco Jr. College.
  • Earned undergraduate and law degrees from Baylor.
  • Lives in Coppell with his wife of 26 years, the former Marian Bentley of Burkburnett, Texas.
  • Two children; Becky, a 2nd-year law student at University of Chicago, and Jimmy, a junior at Texas A&M.
  • Active member of Irving Bible Church.
  • Enjoys baseball, reading, writing, politics, and being a husband, father, and judge.