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Norman H. Stahl (January 30, 1931 – April 8, 2023) was an American lawyer who served as a
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of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He was formerly a United States district judge of the
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.


Education and career

Stahl was born in
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, on January 30, 1931. He received a
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degree from
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in 1952. He received a
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from Harvard Law School in 1955. He was a law clerk for Judge John V. Spalding of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1955 to 1956. He was in private practice of law in Manchester from 1956 to 1990.


Federal judicial service

Stahl was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat on the
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vacated by Judge Martin F. Loughlin. He was confirmed by the
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on April 5, 1990, and received commission on April 6, 1990. His service was terminated on June 30, 1992, due to elevation to the court of appeals. Stahl was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on April 9, 1992, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated by Judge
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. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 1992, and received commission on June 30, 1992. He assumed
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on April 16, 2001. His service terminated upon his death. Stahl also served on committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States dealing with the federal judicial budget and with court facilities and securities issues.


Personal life and death

Stahl died on April 8, 2023, at the age of 92.


See also

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