| U.S. District Court for the District of West Virginia |
| June 11, 1864 13 Stat. 1241 |
| Jackson, John J., Jr.2 1864-1901 |
| 1. The act of June 11, 1864, 13 Stat. 124, transferred this judgeship from the Western District of Virginia. 2. The act of January 22, 1901, 31 Stat. 736, transferred this judgeship to the Northern District of West Virginia. |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia | |||
| January 22, 1901 31 Stat. 7361 |
June 22, 1936 49 Stat. 18052 |
January 14, 1983 96 Stat. 26014 |
December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Jackson, John J., Jr. 1901-1905 |
Watkins, Harry E. 1937-1963 |
Kidd, William M. 1983-1990 |
Keeley, Irene P. M. 1992-2017 |
| Dayton, Alston G. 1905-1920 |
Christie, Sidney L. 1964-1974 |
Stamp, Frederick P., Jr. 1990-2006 |
Kleeh, Thomas S. 2018- |
| Baker, William E. 1921-1954 |
Haden, Charles H., II3 1975-1983 |
Bailey, John P. 2007- |
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| Boreman, Herbert S. 1954-1959 |
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| Paul, Charles F. 1960-1965 |
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| Maxwell, Robert E. 1965-1995 |
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| Broadwater, W. Craig 1996-2006 |
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| Groh, Gina M. 2012- |
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| 1. The act of January 22, 1901, 31 Stat. 736, transferred this judgeship from the District of West Virginia. 2. The act of June 22, 1936, 49 Stat. 1805, authorized one judgeship to serve the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. 3. The act of January 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2601, assigned this judgeship to the Southern District of West Virginia exclusively. 4. The act of January 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2601, transferred this judgeship from the Southern District of West Virginia. |
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| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | ||||||
| January 22, 1901 31 Stat. 736 |
June 25, 1921 42 Stat. 67 |
June 22, 1936 49 Stat. 18052 |
June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Keller, Benjamin F.1 1901-1921 |
McClintic, George W. 1921-1941 |
Watkins, Harry E. 1937-1963 |
Knapp, Dennis R. 1970-1983 |
Staker, Robert J. 1979-1994 |
Kidd, William M.3 1979-1983 |
Faber, David A. 1991-2008 |
| Moore, Ben 1941-1958 |
Christie, Sidney L. 1964-1974 |
Hallanan, Elizabeth V. 1983-1996 |
Goodwin, Joseph R. 1995- |
Berger, Irene C. 2009- |
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| Field, John A., Jr. 1959-1971 |
Haden, Charles H., II 1975-2004 |
Chambers, Robert C. 1997- |
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| Hall, Kenneth K. 1971-1976 |
Johnston, Thomas E. 2006- |
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| Copenhaver, John T., Jr. 1976-2018 |
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| Volk, Frank W. 2019- |
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| 1. The act of June 25, 1921, 42 Stat. 67, authorized a temporary judgeship for the court and provided that the next vacancy in the district not be filled. In accordance with the statute, no successor to Benjamin Keller was appointed. 2. The act of June 22, 1936, 49 Stat. 1805, authorized one judgeship to serve the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. 3. The act of January 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2601, transferred this judgeship to the Northern District of West Virginia. |
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