Norman Harold Stahl (January 30, 1931 – April 8, 2023) was an American lawyer who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He was formerly a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 45/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 909/year
New Hampshire District Court · 1990–1992First Circuit Court of Appeals · 1992–2023
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Manchester, New Hampshire1956–1990
- Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsLaw clerk , Hon. John V. Spalding · 1955–1956
Appointments
1992–2023 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Death
1990–1992 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
LL.B. · 1955- Tufts CollegeB.A. · 1952