U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
20 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Thomas E. Johnston
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Joseph K. Reeder
Magistrate judge
Robert C. Chambers
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Kenneth Keller HallElevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
David A. Faber
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
John A. Field Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Irene C. Berger
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Dennis Raymond KnappDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Elizabeth Virginia HallananDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Robert Jackson StakerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Joseph R. Goodwin
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Cheryl A. EifertRetired 2024
Magistrate judge
R. Clarke VanDervortRetired 2015
Magistrate judge
Benjamin Franklin MooreDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
George Warwick McClinticDeceased
District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Omar J. Aboulhosn
Magistrate judge
Dwane L. Tinsley
Magistrate judge
Benjamin Franklin KellerDeceased
District judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
Frank W. Volk
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)