Peirson Mitchell Hall
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and confirmed by voice vote, Peirson Mitchell Hall was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1894–1979
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- David Welford Williams
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Southern District of California succeeded George Cosgrave | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1966 | Central District of California | Reassigned | – |
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
Judicial Record
In our data, Hall authored 73 published opinions for the court (1943–1977). Most cited: Rank v. (Krug) United States (46 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Rank v. (Krug) United States | 142 F. Supp. 1 | 46 |
| 1950 | Rank v. Krug | 90 F. Supp. 773 | 43 |
| 1944 | United States v. Kusche | 56 F. Supp. 201 | 25 |
| 1970 | Neal v. United States | 313 F. Supp. 393 | 23 |
| 1964 | Roberts v. Barbosa | 227 F. Supp. 20 | 22 |
| 1952 | Artukovic v. Boyle | 107 F. Supp. 11 | 18 |
| 1948 | In Re Burke | 76 F. Supp. 5 | 18 |
| 1974 | TIMES NEWS. LTD.(GR. BRIT.) v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. | 387 F. Supp. 189 | 17 |
| 1956 | Nourse v. Riddell | 143 F. Supp. 759 | 17 |
| 1968 | Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd. v. Packard Bell Electronics Corp. | 290 F. Supp. 308 | 16 |
| 1965 | McCulloch Motors Corp. v. Oregon Saw Chain Corp. | 245 F. Supp. 851 | 16 |
| 1953 | Mallonee v. Fahey | 117 F. Supp. 259 | 16 |
| 1966 | United States v. Armco Steel Corporation | 252 F. Supp. 364 | 15 |
| 1964 | Elliott v. Federal Home Loan Bank Board | 233 F. Supp. 578 | 15 |
| 1955 | Gerth v. United States | 132 F. Supp. 894 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 73 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 Peirson Mitchell Hall?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Peirson Mitchell Hall to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1942.
- Was Peirson Mitchell Hall appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Peirson Mitchell Hall was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Peirson Mitchell Hall's confirmation vote?
- Peirson Mitchell Hall was confirmed by voice vote on June 30, 1942. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Peirson Mitchell Hall on?
- Peirson Mitchell Hall was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Los Angeles Times (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).