Robert Howell Hall
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Howell Hall was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1921–1995
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Georgia 1941 · University of Virginia Law 1948
- Succeeded by
- Julie E. Carnes
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Northern District of Georgia | Carter (D) | 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
| University of Georgia | B.S. | 1941 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hall was assigned 2,041 district-court cases (1981–1995). Median time from filing to termination: 212 days across 2,041 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.
In our data, Hall authored 188 published opinions for the court (1980–1994). Most cited: Shelby v. City of Atlanta (62 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Shelby v. City of Atlanta | 578 F. Supp. 1368 | 62 |
| 1982 | George R. Hall, Inc. v. Superior Trucking Co. | 532 F. Supp. 985 | 49 |
| 1984 | Alimenta (U.S.A.), Inc. v. Stauffer | 598 F. Supp. 934 | 40 |
| 1989 | Cook v. Griffin | 102 B.R. 875 | 33 |
| 1986 | Stanton v. Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc. | 631 F. Supp. 100 | 27 |
| 1985 | Tele-Wire Supply Corp. v. Presidential Financial Corp. (In Re Industrial Tool Distributors, Inc.) | 55 B.R. 746 | 27 |
| 1994 | Kuhn v. Brunswick Corp. | 871 F. Supp. 1444 | 24 |
| 1994 | Provident Mutual Life Insurance v. City of Atlanta | 864 F. Supp. 1274 | 23 |
| 1993 | Paper Recycling, Inc. v. Amoco Oil Co. | 856 F. Supp. 671 | 20 |
| 1984 | Kroll Construction Co. v. Great American Insurance | 594 F. Supp. 304 | 20 |
| 1982 | Providers Benefit Life Insurance v. Tidewater Group, Inc. (In Re Tidewater Group, Inc.) | 22 B.R. 500 | 20 |
| 1988 | Parker v. Burnley | 693 F. Supp. 1138 | 19 |
| 1988 | National Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Cleland | 697 F. Supp. 1204 | 18 |
| 1986 | Johnson v. Ballard | 644 F. Supp. 333 | 17 |
| 1985 | United States v. $319,820.00 in United States Currency | 620 F. Supp. 1474 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 188 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 Robert Howell Hall?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Robert Howell Hall to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1979.
- Was Robert Howell Hall appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Howell Hall was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Howell Hall's confirmation vote?
- Robert Howell Hall was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Howell Hall on?
- Robert Howell Hall was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern 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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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).