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# Peter W. Hall

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2004-present
- From 2001 to 2004, he was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont
- Nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by President George W. Bush on December 9, 2003, to fill the vacancy left by Judge Fred I. Parker
- Law clerk, Hon. Albert W. Coffrin, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont, 1977-1978
- After law school, Hall clerked for Judge Albert W. Coffrin of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont from 1977 to 1978.

### Education

- He then received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Cornell Law School in 1977, where he held the role of President of the Cornell Legal Aid Clinic.
- He earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971, followed by a Master of Arts in 1974.

### Additional information

- He assumed senior status on March 4, 2021, and passed away a week later from cancer at the age of 72.
- Peter Welles Hall (November 9, 1948 – March 11, 2021) was a prominent federal judge and legal figure.
- His nomination was uncontroversial, supported by Vermont Senators Jim Jeffords and Patrick Leahy, and he was confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 2004, receiving his commission on July 7, 2004.
- Hall also practiced privately in Vermont from 1986 to 2001 and served as President of the Vermont Bar Association in 1995–1996.
- Private practice, Vermont, 1986-2001
- Elected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1997.
- first assistant U.S. attorney, 1982-1986
- He then held the role of an Assistant U.S. Attorney for Vermont from 1978 to 1986, including a period as First Assistant U.S. Attorney.
- Date of birth: 1948-01-01
- Hotchkiss School
- Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Hall grew up in Vermont and considered himself a native Vermonter.
- Birth place: Hartford, CT

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1334/peter-w-hall/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1334/peter-w-hall/)
- [Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1334/peter-w-hall/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1334/peter-w-hall/)
- [Wikidata: Peter W. Hall](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7177527)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure — oral argument](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8fb211e6453074c213f986a2) — Ordinary United States Courts of Appeals only. December 1, 2024 compilation; dated source baseline, not certification of all later amendments or circuit-specific local rules. Excludes CAAF and administrative boards. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/federal-rules-of-appellate-procedure-dec-1-2024_0.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.