Moody R. Tidwell III

Moody Rudolph Tidwell III (February 15, 1939 – April 2, 2026) was an American judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Early life, education, and career Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Tidwell's father, Moody R. Tidwell Jr., was an officer in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, who eventually became a Major General in that branch. Tidwell received a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1961 and served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1962 to 1966. He received a Juris Doctor from American University, Washington College of Law, in 1965. He was an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel for the U.S. Government Accounting Office from 1965 to 1969.