D. Melissa Moore was born in Miami, Florida. Ms. Moore graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science magna cum laude in Psychology and a minor in Political Science. She received a Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Florida College of Law. After graduation she joined the Seventh Judicial Circuit Office of the State Attorney in Palatka, Florida. She spent ten months in the misdemeanor division before being promoted to felony. As a felony attorney she was placed in charge of both Domestic Violence and Forfeitures. She was the President of the Putnam County Bar for the 2000-2001 term and a volunteer at Central Florida Legal Services. Additional, Melissa was an adjunct professor at St. Johns Community College, instructing Law Enforcement Academy Recruits, Correctional Officer Recruits, and Crossover Training Officers. She is currently the President-Elect of the Flagler County Bar Association, and has been a member of the FCBA Board for 6 years. She is currently a Board member of both Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida Inc and the Legal Advocacy Center, acting as the Justice for All Fundraising Committee Chair. Melissa continues to volunteer her time through Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, as an Attorney Ad Litem, and through the Justice Teaching Program, as the attorney assigned to Old Kings Elementary School in Flagler County, Florida.
