Alfred Moore
Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Died when: 55 years 147 days (664 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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."
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