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Peirson Mitchell Hall

Peirson Mitchell Hall

California Central District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Born 1894 in Armour, SD

Died 1979

FJC ID: 948

Peirson Mitchell Hall (July 31, 1894 – December 8, 1979) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
    Judge · 1939–1942
  2. Private practice, Los Angeles, California
    1916–1925, 1929–1934, 1937–1939
  3. U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California
    1934–1937
  4. Los Angeles, California
    City councilman · 1925–1929

Appointments

  1. California Central District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    1966–1979 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Death
  2. California Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaChief Judge
    1942–1966 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment

Education

  1. University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)
  2. Read law
    1916