Norman Harold Stahl

How Judge Stahl rules, drawn from 31 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Stahl no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Position
Circuit judge
Status
Deceased
Served
1992–2023
Appointed by
George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned
June 30, 1992
Education
Tufts College (B.A., 1952); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1955)
Signed orders read
31

About Judge Stahl

Norman H. Stahl was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Judge Stahl received a commission on June 30, 1992. Judge Stahl previously served on the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, commissioned there on April 6, 1990. Judge Stahl assumed senior status on April 16, 2001 and served until death on April 8, 2023.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Thomas v. Contoocook Valley School District
97-2388 · 1998-07-27
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Mirra Co. v. School Administrative District #35
00-1958 · 2001-06-06
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”

Saakian v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
00-1771 · 2001-06-06
Petition for review (petitioner) Granted

“For the reasons stated, we GRANT Saakian's petition for review, and REMAND to the BIA for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Saldana-Sanchez v. Lopez-Gerena
00-1703 · 2001-07-12
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Because we find that the district court's protective order rests on no legally supportable ground, we vacate the order and remand the matter for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Water Keeper Alliance v. U.S. Department of Defense
01-2057 · 2001-11-13
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the reasons stated above, we find that Water Keeper's request for preliminary injunctive relief was properly denied.”

United States v. Murray
01-1065 · 2001-11-20
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“A judgment of acquittal was thus properly denied and the question was correctly submitted to the jury.”

United States v. Campbell
00-2493 · 2001-10-11
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For all of the foregoing reasons, we hereby affirm defendant's conviction and sentence.”

United States v. Lewko
01-1231 · 2001-10-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the defendant's convictions under both the DPPA and the CSRA are hereby affirmed.”

Staelens v. Dobert
02-1473 · 2003-02-05
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Affirmed, costs to appellees.”

United States v. Evans-Garcia
01-2617 · 2003-03-19
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we AFFIRM Evans-Garcia's carjacking conviction and sentence.”

John G. Alden, Inc. of Massachusetts v. John G. Alden Insurance Agency of Florida, Inc.
04-1054, 04-1209 · 2004-11-10
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case for proceedings consistent with this opinion. Costs to appellants.”

Callahan v. Moneta Capital Corp.
04-1950, 04-1951 · 2005-06-29
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the above-mentioned reasons, the district court's denial of both the Lovett Appellants' and the Callahan Appellants' objections to the Claims Disposition Order, and the denial of the Callahan Appellants' motion to reconsider the denial of their objection, is AFFIRMED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges review appeals rather than manage a federal trial docket, so trial-court caseload and motion-timing metrics do not apply.

A historical record

Judge Stahl no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.