Law school

West Virginia University College of Law

26 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.

Judges
JudgeDegreeRoleYear
Herbert Stephenson BoremanLL.B.Judge1920
Harry Evans WatkinsLL.B.Judge1923
Dennis Raymond KnappLL.B.Judge1940
Kenneth Keller HallJ.D.Judge1948
Robert Earl MaxwellLL.B.Judge1949
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr.LL.B.Judge1950
William Matthew KiddLL.B.Judge1950
Elizabeth Virginia HallananJ.D.Judge1951
Robert Jackson StakerLL.B.Judge1952
Charles Harold Haden IILL.B.Judge1961
Robert Bruce KingJ.D.Judge1968
Joseph Robert GoodwinJ.D.Judge1970
John Preston BaileyJ.D.Judge1976
Robert Charles ChambersJ.D.Judge1977
W. Craig BroadwaterJ.D.Judge1977
Irene Cornelia BergerJ.D.Judge1979
Jon David LevyJ.D.Judge1979
Irene Patricia Murphy KeeleyJ.D.Judge1980
Gina Marie GrohJ.D.Judge1989
Stephanie Dawn ThackerJ.D.Judge1990
Frank William VolkJ.D.Judge1992
Thomas E. JohnstonJ.D.Judge1992
Roderick Charles YoungJ.D.Judge1994
Kai Niambi ScottJ.D.Judge1995
Carlos Eduardo MendozaJ.D.Judge1997
Thomas Shawn KleehJ.D.Judge1999

Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.