Ben Moore
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. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1891–1958
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- George Warwick McClintic
- Succeeded by
- John A. Field Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Southern District of West Virginia succeeded George Warwick McClintic | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Read law | 1915 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Moore authored 25 published opinions for the court (1941–1957). Most cited: Lawrence v. Hancock (40 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Lawrence v. Hancock | 76 F. Supp. 1004 | 40 |
| 1954 | Beury v. Beury | 127 F. Supp. 786 | 20 |
| 1952 | Guaranty Trust Co. of New York v. West Virginia Turnpike Commission | 109 F. Supp. 286 | 20 |
| 1950 | Farm Bureau Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Smoot | 95 F. Supp. 600 | 17 |
| 1941 | Fleming v. National Bank of Commerce | 41 F. Supp. 833 | 17 |
| 1951 | Parcell v. United States | 104 F. Supp. 110 | 13 |
| 1952 | United States v. Howell | 103 F. Supp. 714 | 12 |
| 1941 | In Re Fidelity Assur. Ass'n | 42 F. Supp. 973 | 11 |
| 1950 | Leadman v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York | 92 F. Supp. 782 | 10 |
| 1949 | Columbia Pictures Corporation v. Rogers | 81 F. Supp. 580 | 9 |
| 1945 | Saunders v. Baltimore & O. R. Co. | 63 F. Supp. 705 | 9 |
| 1948 | Britton v. Harrison Const. Co. | 87 F. Supp. 405 | 8 |
| 1947 | Armentrout v. Virginian Ry. Co. | 72 F. Supp. 997 | 7 |
| 1952 | Lewis v. Kroger Co. | 109 F. Supp. 484 | 6 |
| 1944 | United States v. Richmond | 57 F. Supp. 903 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Ben Moore?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Ben Moore to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in 1941.
- Was Ben Moore appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ben Moore was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ben Moore's confirmation vote?
- Ben Moore was confirmed by voice vote on March 20, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Ben Moore on?
- Ben Moore was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).