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: Robert Charles Chambers
http://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/

The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (in case citations, S.D. W. Va.) is a federal court in the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was established on June 22, 1901.[1]

The acting United States Attorney for the District is Carol Casto.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is one of two federal judicial districts in West Virginia.[2] Court for the Southern District is held at Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, and Huntington.

Beckley Division comprises the following counties: Greenbrier, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming.

Bluefield Division comprises the following counties: Mercer, McDowell, and Monroe.

Charleston Division comprises the following counties: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Nicholas, Roane, Wirt, and Wood.

Huntington Division comprises the following counties: Cabell, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
16 Chief Judge Robert Charles Chambers Huntington 1952 1997–present 2012–present — Clinton
10 District Judge John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. Charleston 1925 1976–present — — Ford
15 District Judge Joseph Robert Goodwin Charleston 1942 1995–present 2007–2012 — 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 Judge David A. Faber Bluefield 1942 1991–2008 2002–2007 2008–present G.H.W. Bush

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Keller, Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Keller WV 1857–1921 1901–1921 — — McKinley, McKinley death
2 McClintic, George WarwickGeorge Warwick McClintic WV 1866–1942 1921–1941 — 1941–1942 Harding, Harding death
3 Watkins, Harry EvansHarry Evans Watkins WV 1898–1963 1937–1963 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
4 Moore, BenBen Moore WV 1891–1958 1941–1958 1948–1958 — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
5 Field Jr., John A.John A. Field Jr. WV 1910–1995 1959–1971 1959–1971 — Eisenhower, Eisenhower reappointment
6 Christie, Sidney LeeSidney Lee Christie WV 1903–1974 1964–1974 1971–1973 — 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 — — Nixon, Nixon reappointment
9 Haden II, Charles HaroldCharles Harold Haden II WV 1937–2004 1975–2004 1982–2002 — Ford, Ford death
11 Staker, Robert JacksonRobert Jackson Staker WV 1925–2008 1979–1994 — 1994–2005 Carter, Carter retirement
12 Kidd, William MatthewWilliam Matthew Kidd WV 1918–1998 1979–1983 — — Carter, Carter reassignment
13 Hallanan, Elizabeth VirginiaElizabeth Virginia Hallanan WV 1925–2004 1983–1996 — 1996–2004 Reagan, Reagan death

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on January 22, 1901, by 31 Stat. 736
Keller 1901–1921
Seat abolished on August 8, 1921 (Temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 2
Seat established on June 25, 1921, by 42 Stat. 67 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolishment of Seat 1 on August 8, 1921
McClintic 1921–1941
Moore 1941–1958
Field, Jr. 1959–1971
Hall 1971–1976
Copenhaver, Jr. 1976–present
Seat 3
Seat established on June 22, 1936, by 49 Stat. 1805 (temporary, concurrent with Northern District)
Seat made permanent on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Watkins 1937–1963
Christie 1964–1974
Haden II 1975–2004
Seat assigned solely to Southern District on January 14, 1983, by 96 Stat. 2601
Johnston 2006–present
Seat 4
Seat established on June 2, 1970, by 84 Stat. 294
Knapp 1970–1983
Hallanan 1983–1996
Chambers 1997–present

Seat 5
Seat established on October 20, 1978, by 92 Stat. 1629
Staker 1979–1994
Goodwin 1995–present
Seat 6
Seat established on October 20, 1978, by 92 Stat. 1629 (temporary)
Kidd 1979–1983
Seat made permanent and reassigned to Northern District on January 14, 1983, by 96 Stat. 2601
Seat 7
Seat established on December 1, 1990, by 104 Stat. 5089
Faber 1991–2008
Berger 2009–present

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_wv.html U.S. District Courts of West Virginia, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 129

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