T. Justin Moore, Esq.
(1890-1958)
Rector of the Board of Trustees, University of Richmond, 1950-1957
T. Justin Moore received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Richmond in 1908, a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1913, as well as honorary doctor of laws degrees from Louisiana College in 1920 and the University of Richmond in 1954. He was a professor of law at Richmond from 1913 to 1925 and was rector of the University’s Board of Trustees from 1951 until 1958. Built in 1969, Moore Memorial Hall, a men’s residence hall, was named in honor of T. Justin Moore.
Mr. Moore was admitted to the bar in 1913 and had his own practice until 1931 when he became a partner in the firm of Hunton, Williams, Gay, Moore & Powell, now Hunton & Williams. He was recognized as one of Richmond’s leading attorneys and, although he generally specialized in corporate law, was a defending attorney for Prince Edward County, Va., in the Davis v. Prince Edward County, Virginia lawsuit of 1951, a well-known racial segregation case.
In 1925, T. Justin Moore was elected vice–president, general counsel and director of the Virginia Electric and Power Company, now Dominion Corporation. He served as general counsel and director of the Virginia Transit Company and was a director of Central National Bank, Richmond Hotels, Inc., and the United Transit Company. He was also general counsel and director of the Portsmouth Transit Company.
Mr. Moore served as president of the Richmond Bar Association in 1932, the Virginia State Bar Association in 1953 and was active for many years in the American Bar Association’s public utility section. He was a member of the Edison Electric Institute’s legal committee and was its chairman from 1952 until 1953. He was chairman of the board of deacons at Richmond’s First Baptist Church for 20 years.
Moore’s great-grandson, James K. Hall IV, is a member of the Richmond Class of 2008.