Early Life, Education and Career
Moore was born in 1945 in Anthony, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas, from which he earned a bachelor's degree, and was briefly enrolled at Southern Methodist University. He received a Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University School of Law. He served in the U.S. Army before becoming Assistant Kansas Attorney General. After a period in private practice, he was elected District Attorney in Johnson County, serving in that capacity from 1977 to 1989. While a defense attorney at the practice of Moriarty, Erker & Moore, Moore represented Debora Green when she was charged with murder in 1995. The case ended in 1996 with Green pleading no contest to the charges.
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