Peter Hall
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Peter Hall (b. 1948) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early Life and Education
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Hall graduated from North Carolina with his Bachelor's Degree in 1971 and his Master's Degree in 1974 before going to Cornell Law and obtaining his Juris Doctor degree in 1977.[1]
Legal Career
Hall was a law clerk for federal judge Albert Coffrin for the District of Vermont from 1977 to 1978 before serving in the U.S. Attorney's Office. Hall was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1978 to 1982 and then served as Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1982 to 1986.[1] Hall was in private practice in Vermont from 1986 to 2001 before being nominated by President George W. Bush as U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont from 2001 to 2004.[2]
Federal Judicial Career
Hall was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by President George W. Bush on December 9, 2003, to a seat vacated by Fred I. Parker as Parker died in judicial service. Hall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 24, 2004 on a majority vote and received commission on July 7, 2004. [3]
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Cabranes • Hall • Jacobs • Katzmann • Livingston • Lynch • Parker • Pooler • Raggi • Wesley • Vacancy • Vacancy • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Calabresi • Cardamone • Feinberg • Kearse • Leval • McLaughlin • Miner • Newman • Sack • Straub • Walker • Winter |
| Former judges |
Altimari • Anderson • Chase • Clark • Coxe • Frank • Friendly • Gurfein • A. Hand • L. Hand • Harlan • Hays • Hincks • Hough • Kaufman • Knapp • Lacombe • Lumbard • Mack • Mahoney • Mansfield • Manton • Marshall • Mayer • Medina • Meskill • Moore • Mulligan • Noyes • Parker • Oakes • Patterson • Pierce • Pratt • Rogers • Shipman • Smith • Sotomayor • Swan • Timbers • Townsend • Van Graafeiland • Wallace • Ward • Waterman |
