Judge Peter Hall died

The IAJ Presidency Committee and Secretariat-General express their deepest condolences to the US Judiciary and to the Family of US Federal Judge Peter Hall, who passed away today, one week after announcing he would step back from the region’s federal appellate court. Hall, 72, was the lone Vermonter on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2^nd Circuit, which is based in New York City.

Tribute of the Federal Judges Association here:

https://www.federaljudgesassoc.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=422

All IAJ Officials and Delegates appreciated very much the high level committment of Peter’s work at the IAJ, both in the ANAO Regional Group, and as Member and President of the First Study Commission. We shall always remember his great humanity and his very lively empathy.