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Hall, Janet C.
Born 1948 in Lowell, MA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 5, 1997, to a seat vacated by T. F. Gilroy Daly. Confirmed by the Senate on September 11, 1997, and received commission on September 18, 1997. Served as chief judge, 2013-2018. Assumed senior status on January 21, 2021.
Education:
Mount Holyoke College, A.B., 1970
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1973
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 5, 1997, to a seat vacated by T. F. Gilroy Daly. Confirmed by the Senate on September 11, 1997, and received commission on September 18, 1997. Served as chief judge, 2013-2018. Assumed senior status on January 21, 2021.
Education:
Mount Holyoke College, A.B., 1970
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1973
Professional Career:
Private practice, 1973-1975
Trial attorney, Antritrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1979
Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 1979
Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1980-1997