Donald J. Hall
Professor of Law Emeritus
Email: donald.hall@vanderbilt.edu
Research Interest(s)
Criminal law and procedure
Education
J.D. University of Florida
B.S. Florida State University
Biography
Donald J. Hall is an expert in criminal law and procedure, particularly victims' rights in the criminal process. His casebook on criminal procedure is widely used in American law schools. Active in Tennessee criminal justice issues, Professor Hall has served as co-chair of the Tennessee Commission on Gender Fairness, was the reporter for the state's pattern instructions in criminal cases, and, while a member of the Tennessee Sentencing Commission, helped to shape the state's revised penal code. Professor Hall is currently serving as the appointee of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen on the state Ethics Commission, having previously served as a member of the Governor's Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and on the Governor's Task Force on the Use of Enhancement Factors in Criminal Sentencing. A celebrated teacher who served on the Vanderbilt faculty from 1970 to 2007, Professor Hall was the inaugural holder of the Vanderbilt University Chair for Teaching Excellence.
Representative Publications
Books
- Criminal Procedure: The Post-Investigative Process (Lexis Publishing, 2d ed. 2000, 1st ed. 1995; including teaching manual and annual supplements 1996-2004) (with N. Cohen)
- Tennessee Pattern Jury Instructions-Criminal (West Publishing Co., 2nd edition 1988, supplement 1990) (reporter and contributor)
- Legal Medicine with Special Reference to Diagnostic Imaging (4 chapters) (A.E. James, Jr., ed., 1980)
Articles
- "Effectiveness of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases," 42 Brandeis Law Journal 225 (2003-04)
- "Anti-Terrorism Legislation Raises Questions, Concerns," 32 Vanderbilt Law Review 24 (2002)
- "Teaching: Thoughts and Concerns," 28 Vanderbilt Law Review 14 (1998)
- "Final Report of Commission on Gender Fairness," for the Tennessee Supreme Court (1997) (with K. Edge)
- "Victims' Rights Amendments to Constitutions: Proceed With Caution," 27 Vanderbilt Law Review 14 (1997)
- "The Role of the Victim in the Prosecution and Disposition of a Criminal Case," in Perspectives on Crime Victims (B. Galaway & J. Hudson, eds., 1981), also at 28 Vanderbilt Law Review 931 (1975)
