Southern District of West Virginia / Appointed 1941 / Served to 1958

Ben Moore

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

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Ben Moore was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, March 20, 1941

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
Confirmed
by voice vote
Succeeded by
John A. Field Jr.
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1941Southern District of West Virginia · succeeded George Warwick McClinticRoosevelt (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

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Sources

17 years on the Southern District of West Virginia. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).