Ben Moore (judge)
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Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn A. Field Jr.
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byGeorge Warwick McClintic
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 |
| Died | September 25, 1958 (aged 67) |
| Education | read 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.
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]
