He served as the inspiration for the character D-Bob in the film Rudy, where he was portrayed by actor Jon Favreau.
In addition to his current post as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Moreno serves on the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
He was named as a possible Supreme Court pick by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
[4] On March 9, 1992, President George H. W. Bush nominated Moreno to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, to replace Paul Hitch Roney, who had taken senior status.
[11] Bush's previous nominee for the seat, Kenneth Ryskamp, had been defeated by the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.