Former Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Jimmie Moore. Read more Courtesy of Jimmie Moore

by Jesse Bunch Published Aug. 20, 2025, 11:12 a.m. ET

A former Philadelphia judge who took $90,000 to bow out of a race against U.S. Rep. Bob Brady in 2012, clearing the way for the congressman’s uncontested win in the Democratic primary, had his law license reinstated this week, ending a sanction imposed after his conviction.

Jimmie Moore, 74, can return to the practice of law after the disciplinary board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reinstated his license on Monday in a 9-3 vote.

Moore, who served as a Municipal Court judge for more than a decade before resigning to challenge Brady, had his license revoked in 2021 after admitting he falsified campaign records to disguise the

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