Stewart Stevenson Moore QC (1 January 1860 – 28 March 1951)[1] was a Manx lawyer, who was the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls on the Isle of Man.

[3] As a consequence of his father's vocation, Stevenson Moore was brought up in England; however the family maintained a strong connection with the Isle of Man.

[4] Stevenson Moore went up to Keble College, Oxford, where he took his BA and MA[4] He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1883 and practised on the South Eastern Circuit, specialising in tithe and common law.

His return was due to an invitation from the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Claude Hill who was asked to appoint a special judge for the retrial of a protracted lawsuit.

[2] Before the court assembled on Friday 17 July 1931, Stevenson Moore was sworn in by the then Clerk of the Rolls, Deemster Frederick LaMothe.