First Circuit Court of Appeals announces passing of Judge Norman H. Stahl
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit this week announced the passing of Judge Norman H. Stahl, who died on April 8 at the age of 92. Stahl served on the court since 1992.
"Norm, as I knew him, welcomed me to the court that he loved from my first days on it," said Chief Judge David J. Barron. "He had a deep appreciation for this country and for the state that raised him. He loved the law, in an intensely practical way. He knew it affected people, and he always had his eye on how it would. He was a person of strong views who was always open to being persuaded of a different view. He was a great storyteller and also a person of great curiosity. But above all, he was a caring and decent person, with a special capacity for friendship. He made the First Circuit a better court for his being on it, and I shall miss him terribly."
Stahl was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1931. He graduated from Tufts College magna cum laude in 1952 and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1955. Following law school, he served as a law clerk to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice John V. Spalding. In 1956, he joined the firm now known as Devine Millimet, in Manchester, New Hampshire, and remained with the firm until his appointment as a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 1990. Stahl was appointed to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in June 1992 and assumed senior status in April 2001.
Stahl served the city of Manchester and the state of New Hampshire in various positions, including as acting Manchester city solicitor (1975), member and chairman of the New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners, and member and chairman of the State Judicial Council.
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USDC seeks comments on proposed amendments to Local Rule 67.3
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has issued for comment proposed amendment to Local Rule 67.3.
Those wishing to comment on the proposed amendment to the Local Rules for the District of Massachusetts may do so in writing or by email. All comments must be received on or before May 10 and should be emailed to rules@mad.uscourts.gov. or addressed to:
Robert M. Farrell, Clerk of Court
U.S. District Court
One Courthouse Way, Suite 2300
Boston, MA 02210
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