Hall received a recess appointment from President James Monroe on May 6, 1823, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge John Fisher.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Monroe on December 5, 1823.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1823, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on December 6, 1871, due to his retirement.[1]
Other service
Hall was President of the Wilmington School Board from 1852 to 1870.[2] Hall was also the first President of the Delaware Historical Society.[3] In September 1831, Hall was among twenty-five founding members elected to serve on the board of the newly formed Wilmington Savings Fund Society, a community bank designed to provide persons with only modest savings a safe place to deposit their funds. On October 1, 1831, Hall was elected president of the bank, a position he held until 1872, when he retired at the age of 92.[4][5]
In 1806, Hall married Junia Killen, the daughter of Chancellor William Killen and they had a daughter, Lucinda. Junia died in 1826 and Hall married Harriet Hillyard.[6]