Duane Raymond Hall, II (born February 6, 1967) is an American attorney and politician. Elected to the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
11th district in 2012, Representative Hall was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Freshman Leader. Re-elected in 2014, Rep. Hall was ranked as one of the most effective Democratic members of the North Carolina General Assembly's 2015-2017 session.
In 2018 North Carolina Governor
Roy Cooper
Roy Asberry Cooper III (born June 13, 1957) is an American attorney and politician, serving as the 75th governor of North Carolina since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th attorney general of North Carolina from 20 ...
appointed Representative Hall to serve as Chairman of the North Carolina Courts Commission. In his final term, ending in 2019, Representative Hall was the primary sponsor of more successful legislation than any other Democratic member of the House, including the landmark Raise the Age bill, which raised the age of juvenile jurisdiction.
In 2013, Hall sponsored a successful bill that encouraged mediation between landlords and homeowners associations.
He has been a major critic of a 2013 North Carolina
voter I.D. law that was passed following ''
Shelby County v. Holder''.
Hall is currently in private law practice in Raleigh , North Carolina, specializing in Real Estate law, eminent domain and personal injury.
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North Carolina General AssemblyCampaign Website
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Living people
Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina State University alumni
Florida State University College of Law alumni
People from High Point, North Carolina
21st-century American legislators
1967 births
21st-century North Carolina politicians