Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Gordon Moore III will return to the community that has been his family’s home for 25 years. He and his wife, Jane, moved in 2020 after accepting the post at the higher court.
“I’m really looking forward to being back in Worthington for KTD,†Moore said on Friday. “Worthington is a special community, full of vibrant diversity, and has come a long way since the first King Turkey Day in 1939.”
During his years in Worthington, Moore participated in many King Turkey Day activities, from pancake breakfast to carnivals, passing the 10K multiple times and even hunting for the KTD medallion. He admits having walked the parade route more times than he remembers, sometimes three times in a single parade.
Moore has walked for causes such as the YMCA, Worthington Youth Hockey, Worthington Futbol Club, Worthington High School and Worthington Middle School groups and the Historic District Association, among others.
“My favorite memory was driving Edie Jensen’s canary yellow Plymouth Prowler through the parade with her,†Moore recalls. “Once I determined that the ‘smoke’ billowing from the car on First Avenue was farm dust and not evidence of fire, Edie and I had a great time – and the crowd was there. loved it. “
Moore, who grew up in Rochester and graduated from Mayo High School in 1981, then graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1988. After seven years in the Minnesota Attorney General’s office in As Special Assistant Attorney General, he became a partner at Malters, Shepherd and VonHoltum in Worthington in February 1995. He remained in the cabinet until December 2002, then began serving as Nobles County Attorney in January. 2003. Moore was the Nobles County District Attorney until February 2012, when he was subsequently appointed a fifth Judicial District Court Judge. He held this position from March 2012 to July 2020 and was appointed to the Supreme Court on August 3, 2020.
“To be chosen as KTD’s featured speaker is a huge honor, knowing in the footsteps of everyone you follow, (from) Bobby Kennedy to Paul Wellstone to Paul Summers LaRoche,†said Moore. “Burning the paycheck is a KTD activity that I haven’t had the joy of doing yet, but it looks like it’s happening!
“It’s humiliating to have this chance; after all, I am an ordinary guy who had a remarkable opportunity to serve the citizens of Minnesota on the Minnesota Supreme Court. I bring all of my experience and knowledge, much of it from Worthington, to make a positive difference and bring justice to all.
