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Peter W. Hall

Peter W. Hall

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1948 in Hartford, CT

Died 2021 in Rutland, VT

FJC ID: 3073

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 8/year

Second Circuit Court of Appeals · 2004–2021200420102020202680
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 447/year

Second Circuit Court of Appeals · 2004–202120042010202020264470
citing decisions

Second Circuit Court of Appeals · 2004–2021

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.

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Peter Welles Hall (November 9, 1948 – March 11, 2021) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont
    2001–2004
  2. Vermont
    Vermont
    Private practice · 1986–2001
  3. District of Vermont
    District of Vermont
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1978–1986
    • ↳first assistant U.S. attorney · 1982–1986
  4. U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
    U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
    Law clerk , Hon. Albert W. Coffrin · 1977–1978

Appointments

  1. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    2004–2021 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Cornell University Law School
    Cornell Law School
    J.D. · 1977
  2. University of North Carolina
    M.A. · 1974
  3. University of North Carolina
    B.A. · 1971