Moore, Alfred (1755–1810)
MOORE, ALFRED (1755–1810)
A staunch federalist in an anti-federalist state, Alfred Moore served as North Carolina's attorney general from 1782 to 1791 and was prominent in securing ratification of the constitution there. He defended the state Confiscation Act in bayard v. singleton (1787), opposing judicial review. President john adams appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1799 but he resigned in 1804 because of ill health. During his tenure Moore wrote only one opinion, in Bas v. Tingy (1800), a prize case. Moore's unexceptional opinion, together with those of the other Justices, lent support to congressional legislation dealing with the quasi-war with France.
David Gordon
(1986)
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