Dominic Augustin Hall
Male, Deceased Person
1765 – 1820
Who was Dominic Augustin Hall?
Dominic Augustin Hall 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. 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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