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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.
Ben Moore | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
In office 1948–1958 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | John 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 by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | George Warwick McClintic |
Succeeded by | John A. Field Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Ben Moore January 1, 1891 Salyersville, Kentucky |
Died | September 25, 1958 67) | (aged
Education | read law |
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.[1]
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.[1]
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