Southern District of West Virginia / Appointed 1983 / Served to 2004
Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. She earned a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1951. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, November 11, 1983
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Morris Harvey College (now of Charleston) 1946 · West Virginia College of Law 1951
- Succeeded
- Dennis Raymond Knapp
- Succeeded by
- Robert Charles Chambers
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Southern District of West Virginia · succeeded Dennis Raymond Knapp | Reagan (R) | 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.
Education
| Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) | B.A. | 1946 |
| West Virginia University College of Law | J.D. | 1951 |
Sources
20 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).