C. Edwin Moore

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	(1903-08-02)August 2, 1903 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1988(1988-05-11) (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]

Personal life

Moore married Margaret Douglas, of Des Moines, becoming the stepfather to her two sons and together had a daughter.^[1][3] He was a Methodist.