--- title: "Terry Fitzgerald Moorer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-fitzgerald-moorer" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Terry Fitzgerald Moorer U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama - State: Alabama - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, S.D. Alabama, 2018-present - American federal judge serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama since September 4, 2018 - Current Role: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama (Article III), appointed by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate on August 28, 2018 by voice vote - Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Alabama, 1990-2007 - Alabama Army National Guard colonel and judge advocate, 1990-2005 - U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and command judge advocate, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, 2003-2004 - U.S. Army captain, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Fort Rucker, AL, 1986-1990 - Colonel in the Alabama Army National Guard; primary architect of the Alabama Code of Military Justice ### Education - The University of Alabama — J.D. (1986) - Huntingdon College — B.A. (1983) - A.A. — Marion Military Institute — 1981 - University of Alabama School of Law ### Additional information - Renominated January 8, 2018; confirmed August 28, 2018. - Magistrate, District Court, M.D. Alabama, 2007-2018 - Military Judge, Alabama National Guard, 2005-2014 - Command Judge Advocate at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait (2003–2004) Federal Judicial Center. - Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Rucker, Alabama (1986–1990) Federal Judicial Center. - Alabama Army National Guard first lieutenant, 1981-1986 - Born January 20, 1961, in Greenville, Alabama. - Date of birth: 1961-01-01 - Official court page: U.S. District Court – Southern District of Alabama Southern District of Alabama | United States District Court. - He succeeded William H. Steele on the Southern District of Alabama bench. - Moorer’s judicial record includes handling a wide range of federal cases — from civil rights and contract disputes to criminal matters — with a high affirmation rate on appellate review. - Birth place: Greenville, AL ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5152931) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8604/terry-fitzgerald-moorer/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8604/terry-fitzgerald-moorer/) - [Wikidata: Terry Moorer](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36080722) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-fitzgerald-moorer", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-fitzgerald-moorer", "name": "Terry Fitzgerald Moorer | KnowJudges", "description": "Terry Fitzgerald Moorer, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.