Peirson Hall

Peirson Hall
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Central District of California
Title:	Former Federal Judge
Position:	Seat #9
Service:
Appointed by:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Active:	9/18/1966 - 9/30/1968
Senior:	9/30/1968 - 12/8/1979
Preceded by:	80 Stat. 75
Succeeded by:	David Williams
Past post:	Southern District of California
Past chief:	1959 - 1964
Past term:	7/3/1942 - 9/18/1966
Past position:	Seat #2
Personal History
Born:	July 31, 1894
Home State:	Armour, SD
Deceased:	December 8, 1979
Bachelors:	University of Southern California Law School
Law School:	Read law, 1916

Peirson Mitchell Hall (1894-1979) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Hall was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 17, 1942, to a seat vacated by George Cosgrave; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 1942, and received commission on July 3, 1942. From 1959-1964, he served as the chief judge. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1968. He served the Central District of California until his death on December 8, 1979. Hall was succeeded in this position by David Williams.

Early life and education

• University of Southern California Law School
• Read law, 1916

Professional career

• Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1916-1925
• Member, Los Angeles City Council, California, 1925-1929
• Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1929-1934
• U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1934-1937
• Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1937-1939
• Superior court judge, Los Angeles County, California, 1939-1942

Judicial career

Southern District of California

Hall was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 17, 1942, to a seat vacated by George Cosgrave; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 1942, and received commission on July 3, 1942. From 1959-1964, he served as the chief judge. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.

Central District of California

Hall was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 17, 1942, to a seat vacated by George Cosgrave; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 1942, and received commission on July 3, 1942. From 1959-1964, he served as the chief judge. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1968. He served the Central District of California until his death on December 8, 1979. Hall was succeeded in this position by David Williams.

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Central District of California 1966–1968 Seat #9	Succeeded by: David Williams
Preceded by: George Cosgrave	Southern District of California 1959–1964 Seat #2	Succeeded by: '