James Randal Hall
United States federal judge
James Randal Hall (born 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.James Randal Hall (born 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]].He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from AugustaCollege in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1982.He was then vice-president and legal counsel of Bankers First Corporation until 1996, thereafter returning to private practice until 2008.He served in the Georgia State Senate representing the 22nd district
from 2003 to 2004.He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 23rd district of the
Georgia State Senate in 2004.The American Bar Association rated Hall "Substantial Majority Well
Qualified, Minority Qualified" for the nomination.
Hearings on Hall's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 12, 2008, and his nomination was reported by Senator Patrick Leahy on March 6, 2008. Hall was confirmed on a voice vote of the United States Senate on
April 10, 2008.Hall was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007,
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia vacated by Berry Avant Edenfield.
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.
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