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Moore Awarded Peerless Advocate Honor for Civic Service
James E. Moore received the Peerless Advocate Award from the Cotton Wesley Poche foundation at a Friday ceremony. A $1,000 scholarship was donated in his name by Cotton Wesley Poche. Moore, Walton High School class of 1963, earned a B S from Florida State and a UF law degree in 1958. He served as Crestview City Councilman, Assistant County Attorney, Niceville City Judge, and Fort Walton Beach City Attorney, cited for willingness to take risky, unpopular positions and personal financial sacrifice. He is active in Rotary, Lions, Shriners, the Mattie Kelly Arts Center board, Boy Scouts, and has three sons and a daughter. The foundation funds Okaloosa County law students. its board includes Cotton, Wesley, Poche, Lester, and Barrineau.
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James E. Moore
Cotton, Wesley & Poche’ Foundation
Moore
Cotton, Wesley & Poche
Peerless
Brooks Taylor
Otis Gossman
Playground Daily News
Walton High School
Florida State University
University of Florida
Crestview
Niceville
Fort Walton Beach
Rotary
Lions Club
Mattie Kelly Fine Arts Center
Shriners
Boy Scouts
Scouts
Barbara
Arthur H. Lester
Tim M. Barrineau