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Robert Hall (Georgia)

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Robert Hall
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Years in office: 1990 - 1995

Years in office: 1979 - 1990
Education
Bachelor's
University of Georgia, 1941
Law
University of Virginia School of Law, 1948
Personal
Birthplace
Soperton, GA


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. Hall was succeeded in this position by Julie Carnes.

Early life and 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

Judicial career

Northern District of Georgia

Hall was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on September 28, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629;[1] 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. Hall was succeeded in this position by Julie Carnes.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Northern District of Georgia
1979–1990
Seat #10
Succeeded by:
Julie Carnes