Sam B. Hall, Jr.
| Sam B. Hall Jr. | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | |
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In office May 10, 1985 – April 10, 1994 |
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| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Joseph J. Fisher |
| Succeeded by | David Folsom |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 1st district |
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In office June 19, 1976 – May 27, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Wright Patman |
| Succeeded by | Jim Chapman |
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January 11, 1924 Marshall, Texas |
| Died | April 10, 1994 (aged 70) Marshall, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
College of Marshall Baylor University Baylor Law School |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Air Corps
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| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Sam Blakeley Hall Jr. (January 11, 1924 – April 10, 1994) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 1st congressional district from 1976 to 1985 and a federal judge of the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Texas from 1985 until his death in 1994.
Born and raised in Marshall, Texas, Hall attended the College of Marshall where he met his future wife Mary Madeleine Segal. After graduating from the College of Marshall with an Associate of Arts degree in 1942, he attended the University of Texas before enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps to serve during World War II. On returning to Marshall after World War II, he married Mary Madeleine Segal and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Baylor University in 1946 and an LL.B. from Baylor Law School in 1948. After being admitted to the bar he returned to Marshall to practice law, where he was in private practice from 1948 to 1976.
Hall was unsuccessful in an attempt to receive the Democratic Party nomination for Congress in the 1st district in 1962. He served as chairman of Marshall's board of education from 1972 to 1976.
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