Cynthia Holcomb Hall
Cynthia Hall | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office August 31, 1997 – February 26, 2011 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office October 4, 1984 – August 31, 1997 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Richard Clifton |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
In office November 18, 1981 – October 4, 1984 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Harry Pregerson |
Succeeded by | John Davies |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 19, 1929
Died | February 26, 2011 Pasadena, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
Political party | Republican[1] |
Education | Stanford University (BA, LLB) New York University (LLM) |
Cynthia Holcomb Hall (February 19, 1929 – February 26, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Early life and career
Born in
Judicial career
In 1972, Hall was appointed by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States Tax Court.[3]
On October 14, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Hall to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California vacated by Judge Harry Pregerson. Hall was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 18, 1981, and received her commission the same day. Her service terminated on October 4, 1984, due to elevation to the court of appeals.[3]
On August 1, 1984, Reagan nominated Hall to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit created by 98 Stat. 333. She was confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 1984, and received her commission on October 4, 1984. She assumed senior status on August 31, 1997, serving in that status until her death.[3]
Death
Hall died of cancer at her home in Pasadena, California, on February 26, 2011, at the age of 82.[4]
References
- ISBN 978-1479895915.
I know it helped that I was a woman, a Republican, and a judge. If I had been a bra-burning liberal, I probably wouldn't have gotten the job.
- ^ Hall, Hon. Cynthia Holcomb, A Former Law Clerk Remembers (2006), The Journal of the Ninth Circuit Historical Society, Vol. 1&2, p. 55; also see http://www.metnews.com/articles/2011/obit030211.htm
- ^ a b c d "Hall, Cynthia Holcomb - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Ninth U.S. Circuit Senior Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall Dies at 82". www.metnews.com.
Sources
- Cynthia Holcomb Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.