United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
(S.D. W. Va.)
Appeals to Fourth Circuit
Established January 22, 1901
Judges assigned 5
Chief judge Joseph Robert Goodwin
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (in case citations, S.D. W. Va.) is a trial-level federal court. Decisions from the Court may be appealed to the Fourth Circuit Fourth Circuit, except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit. It has facilities in Charleston, Bluefield, Huntington, Beckley and Parkersburg. The current Chief Judge of the District is Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.

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Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
15 Chief Judge Joseph Robert Goodwin Charleston 1942 1995–present 2007–present — Clinton
10 District Judge John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. Charleston 1925 1976–present — — Ford
16 District Judge Robert Charles Chambers Huntington 1952 1997–present — — Clinton
17 District Judge Thomas E. Johnston Charleston 1967 2006–present — — G.W. Bush
18 District Judge Irene C. Berger Beckley 1954 2009–present — — Obama
14 Senior District Judge David A. Faber Bluefield 1942 1991–2008 2002–2007 2008–present G.H.W. Bush

Former judges

# Judge State Born/Died Active service Term as Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Keller, Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Keller WV 1857–1921 1901–1921 (none) (none) McKinley, McKinley death
2 McClintic, George WarwickGeorge Warwick McClintic WV 1866–1942 1921–1941 (none) 1941–1942 Harding, Harding death
3 Watkins, Harry EvansHarry Evans Watkins WV 1898–1963 1937–1963 (none) (none) Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
4 Moore, BenBen Moore WV 1891–1958 1941–1958 1948–1958 (none) Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
5 Field Jr., John A.John A. Field Jr. WV 1910–1995 1959–1971 1959–1971 (none) Eisenhower, Eisenhower reappointment
6 Christie, Sidney LeeSidney Lee Christie WV 1903–1974 1964–1974 1971–1973 (none) Johnson, L.L. Johnson death
7 Knapp, Dennis RaymondDennis Raymond Knapp WV 1912–1998 1970–1983 1973–1982 1983–1998 Nixon, Nixon death
8 Hall, Kenneth KellerKenneth Keller Hall WV 1918–1999 1971–1976 (none) (none) Nixon, Nixon reappointment
9 Haden II, Charles HaroldCharles Harold Haden II WV 1937–2004 1975–2004 1982–2002 (none) Ford, Ford death
11 Staker, Robert JacksonRobert Jackson Staker WV 1925–2008 1979–1994 (none) 1994–2005 Carter, Carter retirement
12 Kidd, William MatthewWilliam Matthew Kidd WV 1918–1998 1979–1983 (none) (none) Carter, Carter assignment to another court
13 Hallanan, Elizabeth VirginiaElizabeth Virginia Hallanan WV 1925–2004 1983–1996 (none) 1996–2004 Reagan, Reagan death

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