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Moore was a Judge of Lower Court (1917–18) and district attorney of San Benito County (1917–27). He was also city attorney for Hollister, California. He moved to Wilmington in 1928 and was appointed in 1939 by fellow Democrat and Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron to the Harbor Commission, where he served until he was elected to the City Council in 1943. He was also chairman of a group that established Fremont State Park. After leaving the City Council, he became a member of the boards of directors of the California Port Authority, the Pacific Coast Port Authority and the American Port Authorities. He was also a member of the city's Public Utilities and Transportation Commission until 1955, when he resigned for health reasons.
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