Norman Stahl
| Norman Stahl | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| Title: | Senior judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Station: | Boston, MA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 6/30/1992 - 4/16/2001 |
| Senior: | 4/16/2001 - Present |
| Preceded by: | David Souter |
| Succeeded by: | Jeffrey R. Howard |
| Past post: | District of New Hampshire |
| Past term: | 1990 - 1992 |
| Past position: | Seat #2 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1931 |
| Home State: | Manchester, NH |
| Party: | Republican |
| Undergraduate: | Tufts University '52 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law '55 |
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Early life and education
Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Stahl graduated from Tufts University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1952 and later from Harvard Law School with his Law Degree in 1955. [1]
Professional career
Stahl was a law clerk to former Massachusetts State Supreme Court Justice John V. Spalding in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1955 to 1956. From 1956 to 1990, Stahl was a private practice attorney in the State of New Hampshire. [1]
Judicial career
First Circuit Court of Appeals
On the recommendation of New Hampshire U.S. Senator Warren Rudman, Stahl was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit by President George H.W. Bush on April 9, 1992 to fill a seat vacated by the July 25, 1990 appointment of David Souter to Associate Justice of the United States for the Supreme Court of the United States. Stahl was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 26, 1992 on the unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on June 30, 1992. He assumed senior status on April 16, 2001 and was replaced by Jeffrey R. Howard[3]
District of New Hampshire
On the recommendation of New Hampshire U.S. Senator Warren Rudman, Stahl was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire by George H. W. Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat vacated by Martin Loughlin. Stahl was confirmed on April 5, 1990 on the unanimous consent of the Senate and and received commission on April 6, 1990.[4] Stahl was succeeded in this position by Steven McAuliffe. [2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad a
- State and National delegate to the Republican Party Convention in 1988
- Member and chairman, Judicial Council of the State of New Hampshire
- Board of Trustees of Elliot Hospital
- Manchester Historic Association
- Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences
- Manchester Jewish Federation.
Notable cases
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
External links
- Judge Norman Stahl Federal Judicial Center Biography
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit website
- The Martha's Vineyard Times, "Panel finds politics and fairness coexist in judicial system," August 18, 2010
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Martin Loughlin |
District of New Hampshire 1990–1992 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Steven McAuliffe |
| Preceded by: David Souter |
First Circuit 1992–present Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Jeffrey R. Howard |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Landya McCafferty • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Norman Stahl • Martin Loughlin • Shane Devine • Hugh Bownes • Aloysius Joseph Connor • Edgar Aldrich • Daniel Clark • Matthew Harvey • John Samuel Sherburne • John Pickering • John Sullivan • George Morris • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Steven McAuliffe • Paul Barbadoro • Joseph DiClerico • Shane Devine • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Sandra Lea Lynch • Jeffrey R. Howard • Juan Torruella • O. Rogeriee Thompson • William Kayatta | ||
| Senior judges |
Conrad Cyr • Norman Stahl • Bruce Marshall Selya • Levin Hicks Campbell • Kermit Lipez • Michael Boudin • | ||
| Former judges | Stephen Breyer • David Souter • Hugh Bownes • Benjamin Bourne • John A. Lowell • Jeremiah Smith • John Lowell • George Foster Shepley • LeBaron Bradford Colt • William LeBaron Putnam • Francis Cabot Lowell • Frederic Dodge • James Madison Morton • William Schofield • George Weston Anderson • George Hutchins Bingham • Charles Fletcher Johnson • Scott Wilson • John Christopher Mahoney • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • John Patrick Hartigan • Frank Coffin • Edward McEntee • Peter Woodbury • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Stephen Breyer • Levin Hicks Campbell • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • Frank Coffin • Peter Woodbury • | ||
