Peter W. Hall
Hall in 2012
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
March 4, 2021 – March 11, 2021
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
July 7, 2004 – March 4, 2021
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byFred I. Parker
Succeeded byBeth Robinson
United States Attorney for the District of Vermont
In office
2001–2004
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byCharles Tetzlaff
Succeeded byDavid Kirby
Personal details
Born
Peter Welles Hall

(1948-11-09)November 9, 1948
Hartford, Connecticut
DiedMarch 11, 2021(2021-03-11) (aged 72)
Rutland City, Vermont
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, MA)
Cornell Law School (JD)

Peter Welles Hall (November 9, 1948 – March 11, 2021) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[1]

Biography

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Hall began his university education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received a Bachelor of Arts degree before going on to earn a Master of Arts degree in 1974. He earned his Juris Doctor at Cornell Law School in 1977. During his third year of law school, Hall served as President of the Cornell Legal Aid Clinic. After law school, Hall was a law clerk for Judge Albert Wheeler Coffrin of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont from 1977 to 1978.

Hall's legal career prior to joining the federal bench was divided between the United States Attorney's Office and private practice. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for Vermont from 1978 to 1986 before going into private practice. Following George W. Bush's election to the Presidency in 2001, Hall returned to the federal government, this time as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont.[2] He served in that position until his appointment to the Second Circuit.

Federal judicial service

President Bush nominated Hall to the Second Circuit on December 9, 2003, to fill the vacancy left by Judge Fred I. Parker. Supported by Vermont Senators Jim Jeffords and Patrick Leahy, Hall's nomination was uncontroversial, and he was confirmed on June 24, 2004, by voice vote.[3] He received his judicial commission on July 7, 2004. Hall took senior status on March 4, 2021[1][4] and died of cancer one week later, aged 72.[5][6]

Notable opinions

Hall wrote opinions on United States v. Wei Guang Wang, an immigration case; United States v. Feliz, an interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court's Crawford v. Washington precedent;[7] and United States v. Stewart, affirming the 2004 perjury conviction of Martha Stewart.

References

  1. 1 2 "Judges & Judicial Council". www.ca2.uscourts.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ Pres. Nom. 976, 107th Cong. (2001).
  3. ↑ Pres. Nom. 1195, 108th Cong. (2004).
  4. ↑ "Biden Can Flip Second Circuit After Judge Hall Goes Senior (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Announcement, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit" (PDF). Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ Donoghue, Michael (March 11, 2021). "Federal judge Peter Hall dies in Rutland". Rutland Herald. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ Recent Case: Second Circuit Holds That Autopsy Reports Are Not Testimonial Evidence, 120 Harv. L. Rev. 1707 (2007).


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