Dominic Augustin Hall
| Dominic Hall | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana | |
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In office June 1, 1813 – December 19, 1820 |
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| Appointed by | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | John Dick |
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In office June 1, 1812 – February 22, 1813 |
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| Appointed by | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
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In office February 22, 1813 – May 29, 1813 |
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| Appointed by | William Claiborne |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Francois Martin |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Orleans | |
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In office December 11, 1804 – April 30, 1812 |
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| Appointed by | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit | |
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In office July 1, 1801 – July 1, 1802 |
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| Appointed by | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1765 South Carolina, British America |
| Died |
December 19, 1820 (aged 55) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Dominic Augustin Hall (January 1, 1765 – December 19, 1820) was a United States federal judge, appointed by two different presidents to four federal judicial positions.
Born in South Carolina, Hall entered the private practice of law in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1789.
On July 1, 1801, Hall received a recess appointment from President Thomas Jefferson to a new seat on the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit created by the Midnight Judges Act (2 Stat. 89). Hall was confirmed by the United States Senate, and received his commission, on January 26, 1802. However, Hall's judgeship was terminated when the court was abolished on July 1, 1802. Jefferson again nominated Hall to a judgeship on November 30, 1804, this time to a new seat created by 2 Stat. 283 on the United States District Court for the District of Orleans, created to serve part of the territory recently acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Hall was confirmed by the Senate on November 30, 1804, and received his commission on December 11, 1804. His service was again terminated by the abolition of the court, this time on April 30, 1812, as Louisiana became a state.
Hall was later nominated by President James Madison, on May 27, 1812, to be a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana, a new seat created by 2 Stat. 701. Hall was confirmed by the Senate on May 28, 1812, and received his commission on June 1, 1812. On February 22, 1813, Hall resigned to become a judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court. However, he only held the position until May 1813, serving as that court's first Chief Judge. On May 29, 1813, Madison renominated Hall to the District of Louisiana, to the same seat that Hall had vacated. Hall was confirmed by the Senate for the final time on June 1, 1813, receiving his commission that day.
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