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 "markdown": "# Janet C. Hall\n\nJanet C. Hall (born 1948) is an American jurist and a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.<sup>[1](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/janet-c-hall)</sup> She was appointed to the court by President Bill Clinton in 1997.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)</sup> Hall served as chief judge of the District of Connecticut from 2013 to 2018 and assumed senior status on January 21, 2021.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | William J. Clinton<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | September 11, 1997 (Roll Call 98/1)<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)</sup> |\n| Senior status | January 21, 2021<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)</sup> |\n| Born | 1948 in Lowell, Massachusetts<sup>[4](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390496)</sup> |\n| Education | A.B., Mount Holyoke College, 1970; J.D., New York University School of Law, 1973<sup>[4](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390496)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nHall was born in 1948 in [Lowell, Massachusetts](https://www.edgepedia.org/lowell-massachusetts).<sup>[4](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390496)</sup> She received an A.B. degree, magna cum laude, from [Mount Holyoke College](https://www.edgepedia.org/mount-holyoke-college) in 1970 and a [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from New York University School of Law in 1973, where she was a Root-Tilden Scholar.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup> In 2007, she received a Doctor of Laws (Hon. Caus.) from Quinnipiac University.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter graduating from law school, Hall was associated with the firm of Hale & Dorr in Boston from 1973 to 1975.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup> She then served as a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-department-of-justice) from 1975 to 1979, except for a period in 1979 as a special assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup>\n\nFrom 1980 until her appointment to the bench in 1997, Hall practiced in [Hartford, Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/hartford-connecticut), first as an associate and, from 1982, as a partner at the firm of Robinson & Cole, where she concentrated her practice in civil litigation.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup> She served as chair of the Federal Bar Council from 1995 to 1997 and was active in the Connecticut Bar Association.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup> She also served as a director of the Connecticut Bar Foundation from 1992 to 1997 and again from 2012 to 2021, and as a trustee of Mount Holyoke College.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [Bill Clinton](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-clinton) nominated Hall on June 5, 1997, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by T. F. Gilroy Daly.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)</sup> The Senate confirmed her on September 11, 1997, by Roll Call 98/1, and her commission issued on September 18, 1997.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)</sup> She was sworn in as a district judge on October 14, 1997.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup>\n\nHall served as chief judge of the District of Connecticut from September 9, 2013, through August 31, 2018.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup> She assumed senior status on January 21, 2021.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)</sup>\n\nBeyond her judicial duties, Hall served on the Federal-State Jurisdiction Committee of the [Judicial Conference of the United States](https://www.edgepedia.org/judicial-conference-of-the-united-states) from 2004 to 2011, including four years as chair from 2007 to 2011, and has been a member of the Judicial Conference's Budget Committee since June 2021.<sup>[3](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Janet C. Hall | District of Connecticut](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/janet-c-hall)\n2. [Hall, Janet C.](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hall-janet-c)\n3. [Biography - District Judge Janet C. Hall](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-district-judge-janet-c-hall)\n4. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390496)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames H*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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