Judge Betty Thomas Moore is experienced, dedicated and ready to continue her service as Judge of Division 5 of General Sessions Civil Court.

A graduate of the Cecil C Humphries School of Law (University of Memphis), Judge Thomas Moore has over 30 years of legal experience in Civil and Criminal litigation.

For more than 23 years Judge Thomas Moore has served on the General Sessions Civil Court, being the first woman, and African American woman, to serve in the history of that Court. Judge Thomas Moore has won re-election time and again because of her reputation as a knowledgeable, experienced, fair, and impartial jurist on the Civil bench.

Judge Moore is an active member of many legal, professional and community organizations including the National and local, Ben F. Jones Bar Associations, Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference, Memphis Bar Association, American Judges Association, Association of Women Judges, and the Association of Women Attorneys.

Judge Thomas Moore serves by Supreme Court appointment as a member of the Judicial Ethics committee and was also appointed to serve in 2006 to the Access to Justice Task Force. Judge Thomas Moore serves as Chair of the Judicial Ethics Committee for the American Judges Association and is a former Adjunct Professor at the University of Memphis, teaching Civil Law and Procedure for over 14 years.