Robert Hall

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Robert Howell Hall (1921-1995) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and a justice on the Georgia Supreme Court.

Hall was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on September 28, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1990, and served in that capacity until his death on October 14, 1995.

Education

  • University of Georgia, B.S., 1941
  • University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1948

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Reserve, JAG Corps, 1942-1946
  • Professor of law, Emory University, 1948-1961
  • State Attorney General's Office, Georgia, 1953-1961
  • Deputy assistant state attorney general, 1953-1959
  • Chief, Criminal Division, 1959-1961
  • Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1961-1969
  • Presiding judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1969-1974
  • Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1974-1979

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