Dominic Augustin Hall

Dominic Augustin Hall (January 1, 1765 – December 19, 1820) was chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, chief judge for the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit, and a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana and the District of Orleans (the federal territorial court replaced by the District of Louisiana). Education and career Born on January 1, 1765, in the Province of South Carolina, British America, Hall entered private practice in Charleston, South Carolina starting in 1789. Federal judicial service Hall received a recess appointment from President Thomas Jefferson on July 1, 1801, to the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit, to the new Chief Judge seat authorized by 2 Stat. 89. He was nominated to the same position by President Jefferson on January 6, 1802. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1802, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on July 1, 1802, due to abolition of the court. Hall was nominated by President Jefferson on November 30, 1804, to the United States District Court for the District of Orleans, to a new seat authorized by 2 Stat. 283. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 30, 1804, and received his commission on December 11, 1804. His service terminated on April 30, 1812, due to abolition of the court.