udge James J. Moran was born in Adams County, Indiana, on November 12, 1873, taught school for three years and then attended Ada, Ohio, Normal University as well as Tri-State University, Angola, Indiana finally graduating from the Indiana Law School in 1896. He was elected Judge of Jay Count Circuit Court in 1910, appointed Judge of the Indiana Appellate Court February 10, 1915 and is a resident of Portland, Indiana.