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American judge
Ben Moore
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
1948–1958
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn A. Field Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
March 27, 1941 – September 25, 1958
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byGeorge Warwick McClintic
Succeeded byJohn A. Field Jr.
Personal details
BornBen Moore
(1891-01-01)January 1, 1891
Salyersville, Kentucky
DiedSeptember 25, 1958(1958-09-25) (aged 67)
Educationread law

Ben Moore (January 1, 1891 – September 25, 1958) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Education and career

Born in Salyersville, Kentucky, Moore read law in 1915, and was in private practice in Charleston, West Virginia from 1915 to 1940. He was a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia from 1918 to 1940, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County in 1941.

Federal judicial service

Moore was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 1, 1941, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia vacated by Judge George Warwick McClintic. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 20, 1941, and received his commission on March 27, 1941. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1958. His service terminated on September 25, 1958, due to his death.

References

  1. ^ Ben Moore at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded byGeorge Warwick McClintic Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
1941–1958 		Succeeded byJohn A. Field Jr.
Preceded byOffice established Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
1948–1958
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