Peter W. Hall

Peter W. Hall
Peter W. Hall
	Hall (center) with Senators Jeffords (left) and Leahy after his confirmation hearing
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 7, 2004
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Fred I. Parker
United States Attorney for the District of Vermont
	In office; 2001–2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Charles Tetzlaff
Succeeded by	David Kirby
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1948; Hartford, Connecticut
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, MA); Cornell Law School (JD)

Peter Welles Hall (born November 9, 1948) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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 clerked for United States District Judge Albert Coffrin from 1977-1978.

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 1978-1986 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 Vermont.[1] 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.[2] He received his judicial commission on July 7, 2004.

Notable opinions

Hall has written 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;[3] and United States v. Stewart, affirming the 2004 perjury conviction of Martha Stewart.

References

Pres. Nom. 976, 107th Cong. (2001).
Pres. Nom. 1195, 108th Cong. (2004).
Recent Case: Second Circuit Holds That Autopsy Reports Are Not Testimonial Evidence, 120 Harv. L. Rev. 1707 (2007).

External links

Peter W. Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Appearances on C-SPAN

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Tetzlaff	United States Attorney for the District of Vermont 2001–2004	Succeeded by David Kirby
Preceded by Fred I. Parker	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2004–present	Incumbent

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[1] Pres. Nom. 976, 107th Cong. (2001).

[2] Pres. Nom. 1195, 108th Cong. (2004).

[3] Recent Case: Second Circuit Holds That Autopsy Reports Are Not Testimonial Evidence, 120 Harv. L. Rev. 1707 (2007).