Judge Milton Moore, III, of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal will be the keynote speaker at the University of Louisiana Monroe’s Spring 2018 Commencement on Saturday, May 12.
The Monroe native received a Bachelor of Arts in history from LSU and his Juris Doctor from LSU Law School in 1976. Prior to election to the bench in 1988, Moore practiced general civil and criminal law in Monroe. He served two terms on the Monroe City Council from 1980-88, serving as chairman from 1984-86. He later went on to serve over 14 years on the Fourth Judicial District Court for Ouachita and Morehouse parishes.
He was instrumental in the development of the of the first Drug Court for the area and was its first presiding judge. He was elected without opposition to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal for a 10-year term, began serving in January 2003, and was re-elected to a second term, again without opposition, in 2012.
The Judge is a member of several local professional organizations such as the American, Louisiana, Fourth District and Shreveport Bar Associations, the American Judges Association, the Judicial Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation and, served a four-year term on the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana.
The Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremony for the bachelors, masters, and doctorate graduates will be held in Fant-Ewing Coliseum Saturday, May 12. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.