Peirson Mitchell Hall

Judge Peirson Mitchell Hall

Personal

Birthday:

7/31/1894

Birthplace:

Armour, SD

Date of Death:

12/8/1979

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1916-1925, 1929-1934, 1937-1939
City councilman, Los Angeles, California, 1925-1929
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1934-1937
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1939-1942

Education

Name of School:

University of Southern California Gould School of Law

One of the most prominent law schools in the country, USC Law offers a forward-looking, interdisciplinary legal education guided by nationally renowned professors and informed by the diversity of a friendly and collegial student body. Located in the nation's second largest city, one of the largest and most dynamic in the world, the school offers myriad opportunities to apply the law to real-world problems through partnerships with some of the world's leading companies and law firms. Through interdisciplinary academic training and practical application of skills, students acquire the experience necessary to succeed as leaders in a global environment.

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1916

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of California

Court Name:

California Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/3/1942

Termination Date:

9/18/1966

Termination Reason:

Reassignment

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Central District of California

Court Name - Second:

California Central District Court

Commission Date - Second:

9/18/1966

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

9/30/1968

Termination Date - Second:

12/8/1979

Termination Reason - Second:

Death