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Jennifer L. Hall
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2024
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byRichard G. Andrews
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
June 8, 2019 – January 4, 2024
Preceded bynew seat
Succeeded byEleanor G. Tennyson
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Lynne Larson

1976 (age 47–48)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Education

Jennifer Lynne Hall (née Larson; born 1976)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware since 2024. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2019 to 2024.

Education

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Hall received a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1997[2] and a Master of Philosophy in 2000 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2003, both in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University. She received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2006.[3]

Career

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Hall served as a law clerk for Judge Sharon Prost of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 2006 to 2007 and for Judge Kent A. Jordan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2007 to 2008.[2] From 2008 to 2011, Hall was an associate at Fish & Richardson P.C. in Wilmington, where she litigated patent and copyright cases.[4] From 2011 to 2015, she served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware and from 2015 to 2019, she served as chief of the office's Civil Division.[3]

Federal judicial service

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In February 2019, she was selected to serve as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.[3][4] She assumed office on June 8, 2019.[5]

On June 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hall to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[6] President Biden nominated Hall to the seat being vacated by Judge Richard G. Andrews, who subsequently assumed senior status on December 31, 2023.[7] On July 26, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] During her confirmation hearing, she was questioned by Senator Lindsey Graham about her knowledge of U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss' investigation of Hunter Biden. Hall said she could not comment on a pending investigation but that she was not involved in the Biden probe.[9] On September 14, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–5 vote.[10] On October 16, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 63–26 vote.[11] On October 17, 2023, her nomination was confirmed by a 67–29 vote.[12] She received her judicial commission on January 4, 2024.[13]

Notable rulings

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In 2022, she was the judge for the Innovative Memory Systems versus Micron Technology, Inc. case. The case involves claims by IMS of patent infringement by Micron on non-volatile memory device technology.[14]

Service to science

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Hall completed her Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, where she focused her research on the role of insulin in preventing harmful protein fibers in the pancreas. These fibers are associated with progression to insulin-dependence in patients with type II diabetes. The culmination of her dissertation was published in 2004 (under the last name Larson) and is titled "The Mechanism of Insulin Action on Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Fiber Formation."[15] This peer-reviewed study, which has been cited over 150 times, describes Hall's discovery that minute amounts of insulin can significantly inhibit the formation of these fibers. Hall's methodical commitment to then uncover the underlying mechanisms of action provided valuable insights into a critical function of insulin beyond its better-known role as a hormone. Hall’s insights suggested a path to leveraging this property to delay the onset of insulin dependence in type II diabetes.

References

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  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Owens, Jacob (2023-06-28). "Biden taps Hall for District Court judgeship". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  3. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ a b "Selection of Jennifer L. Hall as U.S. Magistrate Judge" (Press release). United States District Court for the District of Delaware. February 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jennifer L. Hall | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Weiss, Benjamin S. (July 26, 2023). "Senate GOP hammers Biden's pick for Pennsylvania federal court at committee hearing". Courthouse News. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer L. Hall to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware)". United States Senate. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  12. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jennifer L. Hall, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware". United States Senate. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Jennifer L. Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  14. ^ "INNOVATIVE MEMORY SYSTEMS, INC. v. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC" (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Delaware. November 29, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  15. ^ Larson, J. L. & Miranker, A. D. (2004). The Mechanism of Insulin Action on Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Fiber Formation. Journal of Molecular Biology 335, 221–231.
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