Robert Howell Hall

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Robert Howell Hall (November 28, 1921 – October 14, 1995) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Soperton, Georgia, Hall received a B.S. from the University of Georgia in 1941 and was in the United States Army Reserve, JAG Corps during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1948. He was a Professor of law at Emory University School of Law from 1948 to 1961. He was a lawyer for the State Attorney General's Office, Georgia from 1953 to 1961. He was a deputy assistant state attorney general from 1953 to 1959. He was Chief of the Criminal Division from 1959 to 1961. He was a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1961 to 1969. He was a Presiding judge, Georgia Court of Appeals from 1969 to 1974. He was a justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1974 to 1979.

Hall was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. 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 United States Senate on October 31, 1979, and received his commission on November 2, 1979. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1990. Hall's served in that capacity until October 14, 1995, due to his death.

He died in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sources

Robert Howell Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Hall, Robert Howell
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	November 28, 1921
Place of birth	Soperton, Georgia
Date of death	October 14, 1995
Place of death	Atlanta, Georgia

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