Kenneth Keller Hall
Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 and confirmed by voice vote, Kenneth Keller Hall was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He earned a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1948. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–1999
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford, 1976
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- West Virginia College of Law 1948
- Succeeded
- John A. Field Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Robert Bruce King
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Southern District of West Virginia succeeded John A. Field Jr. | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
| 1976 | Fourth Circuit succeeded John A. Field Jr. | Ford (R) | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Hall authored 23 published opinions for the court (1972–1976). Most cited: Stier v. Park Pontiac, Inc. (39 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Stier v. Park Pontiac, Inc. | 391 F. Supp. 397 | 39 |
| 1976 | Hairston v. Drosick | 423 F. Supp. 180 | 31 |
| 1973 | Straley v. Gassaway Motor Company, Inc. | 359 F. Supp. 902 | 27 |
| 1974 | Moomaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | 379 F. Supp. 697 | 21 |
| 1973 | Duffield v. Memorial Hospital Ass'n of Charleston | 361 F. Supp. 398 | 20 |
| 1973 | Corey v. BACHE & CO., INCORPORATED | 355 F. Supp. 1123 | 13 |
| 1972 | State of West Virginia v. Haynes | 348 F. Supp. 1374 | 12 |
| 1972 | Tulley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. | 345 F. Supp. 1123 | 11 |
| 1975 | Williams v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CTY. OF KANAWHA | 388 F. Supp. 93 | 10 |
| 1973 | Snider v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. | 360 F. Supp. 929 | 9 |
| 1974 | United States v. Quicksey | 371 F. Supp. 561 | 7 |
| 1976 | Estep v. Weinberger | 405 F. Supp. 1097 | 6 |
| 1974 | Sheppard v. West Virginia Board of Regents | 378 F. Supp. 4 | 6 |
| 1976 | United States v. Moore | 405 F. Supp. 771 | 5 |
| 1974 | Given v. Weinberger | 380 F. Supp. 150 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Kenneth Keller Hall?
- President Gerald Ford appointed Kenneth Keller Hall to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1976.
- Was Kenneth Keller Hall appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Kenneth Keller Hall was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Kenneth Keller Hall's confirmation vote?
- Kenneth Keller Hall was confirmed by voice vote on September 1, 1976. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Kenneth Keller Hall on?
- Kenneth Keller Hall was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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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22 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).