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Ben Moore

West Virginia Southern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Born 1891 in Salyersville, KY

Died 1958

FJC ID: 1674

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.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County [West Virginia]
    Judge · 1941
  2. Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia
    1915–1940
  3. West Virginia Circuit Court, Kanawha County
    Commissioner in chancery · 1918–1940

Appointments

  1. West Virginia Southern District Court
    1941–1958 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1915