Ben Moore (January 1, 1891 – September 25, 1958) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Salyersville
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History
Early history
After an attempt a ...
,
Kentucky
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, Moore
read law
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in 1915, and was in private practice in
Charleston
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* Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital
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,
West Virginia
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from 1915 to 1940. He was a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of
Kanawha County
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, West Virginia from 1918 to 1940, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County in 1941.
Federal judicial service
Moore was nominated by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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on March 1, 1941, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
George Warwick McClintic
George Warwick McClintic (January 14, 1866 – September 25, 1942) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Education and career
Born in Poca ...
. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on March 20, 1941, and received his commission on March 27, 1941. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1958. His service terminated on September 25, 1958, due to his death.
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1891 births
1958 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Lawyers from Charleston, West Virginia
People from Magoffin County, Kentucky
United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
20th-century American judges
West Virginia circuit court judges
West Virginia lawyers
United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law
20th-century American lawyers