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James Randal Hall

Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office May 5, 2017 – May 5, 2024
Preceded by	Lisa Godbey Wood
Succeeded by	R. Stan Baker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office April 29, 2008
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Berry Avant Edenfield
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 22nd district
In office 2003–2004
Preceded by	Charles Walker
Succeeded by	Ed Tarver

Personal details
Born	(1958-11-09) November 9, 1958 (age 66) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Augusta College (BA) University of Georgia (JD)

James Randal Hall (born November 9, 1958), known professionally as J. Randal Hall, is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Education and career

Hall was born in Augusta, Georgia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Augusta University in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1982. During the summers of 1979, 1980, and 1981 he worked for Lightning Galleries Inc in Augusta. He was in private practice in Augusta, from 1982 to 1985, and was then vice-president & legal counsel of Bankers First Corporation until 1996, thereafter returning to private practice until 2008. He is a former director of Patriot Foods, LLC and Hall-Augusta Properties, LLC. He is also a former director of Georgia Carolina Bancshares, Inc. of the First Bank of Georgia.

Politics

He served in the Georgia State Senate representing the 22nd district from 2003 to 2004. Before that, he was a member of the Augusta-Richmond Planning Commission from 1997 to 2002. In 2006, Governor Sonny Perdue appointed him to the Governor’s Task Force on Redistricting. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 23rd district of the Georgia State Senate in 2004. In 2005 he was appointed to the Georgia Medical Center Authority by Georgia state senator Eric Johnson.

Federal judicial service

On March 19, 2007, Hall was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia vacated by Berry Avant Edenfield. Hall was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on April 29, 2008.^[1] He served as Chief Judge from May 5, 2017^[2] to May 5 2024, completing a seven-year term.

Sources

^ James Randal Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "Judicial Milestones: James Randal Hall"

External links

James Randal Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session pt.3 2007 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Legal offices
Preceded by Berry Avant Edenfield	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 2008–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Lisa Godbey Wood	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 2017–2024	Succeeded by R. Stan Baker

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