Hugh Jacob MOORE

Background

Moore, Hugh Jacob was born on June 29, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Hugh Jacob and Ina Ruth (Hall) Moore.

Education

Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1969). Trustee, 1984-1989 and Chairman, 1986-1988, St. Nicholas School.

Associate Editor, Litigation News, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, 1983-1990.

Career

Law clerk United States District Court (middle district) Tennessee, Nashville, 1969-1970. Trial attorney civil rights division United States Department Justice, Washington, 1970-1973. Assistant United States attorney Eastern District of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1973-1976.

Associate Witt, Gaither & Whitaker, PC, 1976-1977, shareholder, 1977—2002, also board directors. Shareholder Shumacker, Witt, Gaither & Whitaker, PC, 2002—2006, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, PC, Chattanooga, since 2006. Member Commission Women and Minorities Profession Law, 1995-1997.

Member hearing committee Board Professional Responsibility Supreme Court Tennessee, 1996-2002. Member mediation and arbitration panel United States District Court (eastern district) Tennessee. Certified arbitrator, certified mediator Tennessee Rule 31, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, National Arbitration Forum.

Member advisory commission on rules of civil and appellate procedure Tennessee Supreme Court, chairman, since 1999.

Achievements

• Bar: Tennessee 1970, United States District Court (middle district) Tennessee 1970, United States District Court (eastern district) Tennessee 1973, United States District Court (western district) Tennessee 1982, United States Court Claims, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1973, United States Court Appeals (federal circuit) 1999, United States Supreme Court 1972.

Works

• Other Work

  • "A Newspaper’s Risks in Reporting ‘Facts’ from Presumably Reliable Sources: The Study in the Practical Application of the Right of Privacy," South Carolina Law Review, Volume 22, No. 1,1970. Co-Author: "Mass Tort Litigation in Tennessee," 53 Tenn. L. Rev. 221,1986. Law Clerk, Honorable William E. Miller, Chief Judge, United States.District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1969-1970. Trial Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Education Section, Washington, D.C., 1970-1973.Assistant United States. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1973- 1976.

Religion

The Gospel of Christ shows the essential steps that one must take to attain the goal of salvation.

Politics

The Church must be self-critical before it presumes to be critical of others.

Views

Christians should read the Bible as part of a faith community, and try to put themselves into the story of God's dealings with humanity.

Membership

Board directors Adult Education Council, Chattanooga, 1976-1981, president, 1977-1979. Board directors Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association, 1981-1987, Riverbend Fesitval, 1983-1985, 91—, president, 1995-1997, Landmarks Chattanooga, 1983-1984, Cornerstones, 1995-1998, Orange Grove School, since 1996, president, 2005-2007. Member alumni council McCallie School, 1980-1985.

Trustee St. Nicholas School, 1983-1989, chairman, 1986-1988. Master American Inns of Court (Brock-Cooper Inn). Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, Tennessee State Committee, Tennessee Bar Foundation, Chattanooga Bar Found, American Bar Foundation.

Member American Bar Association (member board editors journal Litigation News 1983-1990), Tennessee Bar Association, Chattanooga Bar Association (member board governors 1985-1987), American Arbitration Association (member roster neutrals), Mountain City Club, Rotary, Yale Club New York.

Connections

Married Jean Garnett, June 10, 1972. Children: Lela Miller, Sarah Garnett.

Father:

Hugh Jacob Moore

Mother:

Ina Ruth (Hall) Moore

Spouse:

Jean Garnett

child:

Lela Miller Moore

child:

Sarah Garnett Moore