Frederick Wilson Hall (February 22, 1908 – July 7, 1984) was an associate justice of the
New Jersey Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases challenging the ...
from 1959 to 1975.
Hall was born in
Pittsburgh
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on February 22, 1908, the son of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall. He graduated from
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...
and
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States.
Each class ...
. He founded and practiced law at the firm of Wharton and Hall.
Hall was a Democrat. He sat on the
New Jersey Superior Court
The Superior Court is the state court in the U.S. state of New Jersey, with statewide trial and appellate jurisdiction. The New Jersey Constitution of 1947 establishes the power of the New Jersey courts.Jeffrey S. Mandel, New Jersey Appellate Pra ...
from 1953 to 1959 and on the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1959 to 1975 in an era known as the
Weintraub Court. Hall wrote the decision in the 1975 case
''Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Mount Laurel Township'' (commonly called ''Mount Laurel I''), which affects affordable housing policy in New Jersey.
He married Jane R. Armstrong on July 18, 1936. A resident of
, he died July 7, 1984.
See also
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List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Current justices
,
List of justices before 1947
Before 1947 and particularly after 1844, the structure of the New Jersey state judiciary was incredibly complex. In some cases, it is not entirely clear whether the following justices served on th ...
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New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals Prior to 1947, the structure of the judiciary in New Jersey was extremely complex, including Court of Errors and Appeals in the last resort in all causes.
The Court of Errors and Appeals was the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey from ...
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Courts of New Jersey Courts of New Jersey include:
;State courts of New Jersey
*New Jersey Supreme Court (previously the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals)
**New Jersey Superior Court (including the Appellate Division; 15 vicinages)
** New Jersey Tax Court
** N ...
References
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1908 births
1984 deaths
New Jersey state court judges
Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Politicians from Somerville, New Jersey
Rutgers University alumni
Harvard Law School alumni
20th-century American judges