Terri Moore (on left) introduced by Jim Fletcher

Ms. Moore discussed the differences between state jurisdiction of criminal cases versus federal.   She explained, traditionally, the state handled crimes of violence, while the federal prosecutors handled crimes with clear "interstate" commerce implications.  However, she stated that "creeping federalism" into the state criminal matters has become an issue. 

Ms. Moore confirm the old adage that, "You can indict a ham sandwich", and that, clearly an indictment does not automatically translate to guilty.  However, the Federal Grand Jury system is a very intense and slow process to help insure fairness and accuracy. 

While Ms. Moore did not confirm her plans, many believe she is gearing up to challenge the current Tarrant County District Attorney Tim Curry in the next election.  Ms. Moore is a Democrat.

Terri Moore, Asst. U. S. Attorney

Terri Moore, Asst. U. S. Attorney

Terri joined the United States Department of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in May 1997.  Prior to that position she served with the Tarrant County District Attorney's office 1987-1997. Terri, from 1993-1997, was the supervising attorney over four felony courts for the Tarrant County District Attorney's office. She has also been the Chief Prosecutor in the Gang Unit and for Criminal District Court No. 2.  

She received her J.D. from South Texas College of Law and her B.A. from Texas Christian University.