James Randal Hall
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, James Randal Hall is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1982. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1958 · age 68
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Augusta College (now Georgia Regents) 1979 · University of Georgia Law 1982
- Succeeded
- Berry Avant Edenfield
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Southern District of Georgia succeeded Berry Avant Edenfield | G.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Augusta College (now Georgia Regents University) | B.A. | 1979 |
| University of Georgia School of Law | J.D. | 1982 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hall was assigned 3,291 district-court cases (1993–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 193 days across 2,622 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 302 of Hall’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 249 were affirmed, 34 reversed or vacated, and 19 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Hall authored 8 published opinions for the court (2009–2011). Most cited: Great Northern Insurance v. Ruiz (6 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Great Northern Insurance v. Ruiz | 688 F. Supp. 2d 1362 | 6 |
| 2011 | Keller v. Greater Augusta Ass'n of Realtors, Inc. | 760 F. Supp. 2d 1373 | 4 |
| 2011 | Stringfield v. IAP WORLD SERVICES, INC. | 784 F. Supp. 2d 1378 | 2 |
| 2010 | United States v. Woods | 730 F. Supp. 2d 1354 | 2 |
| 2010 | Joseph M. Still Burn Centers, Inc. v. Amfed National Insurance Company | 702 F. Supp. 2d 1371 | 2 |
| 2010 | Keeton v. Anderson-Wiley | 733 F. Supp. 2d 1368 | 0 |
| 2010 | Claxton v. Connecticut General Life Insurance | 700 F. Supp. 2d 1322 | 0 |
| 2009 | United States v. Cray | 673 F. Supp. 2d 1368 | 0 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed James Randal Hall?
- President George W. Bush appointed James Randal Hall to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in 2008.
- Was James Randal Hall appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Randal Hall was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Randal Hall's confirmation vote?
- James Randal Hall was confirmed by voice vote on April 10, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is James Randal Hall on?
- James Randal Hall is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).