From 1969 to 1972, he was a circulation manager for student publications at the University of Florida.
President Bill Clinton nominated Moody to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on June 8, 2000, to a new seat created by 113 Stat.
[5] One notable case that he handled was that of Sami Al-Arian, whom he sentenced to the maximum 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release on May 1, 2006, for aiding a terrorist organization, the Palestine Islamic Jihad.
Ron DeSantis to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio in 2025[7].
His son, James S. Moody III, was appointed as a Florida circuit court judge by Gov.