Hall S. Lusk

American judge

Hall Stoner Lusk (September 21, 1883 – May 15, 1983) was an American jurist in the state of Oregon. A native of the District of Columbia, he became a judge in Oregon, serving in both the Oregon circuit courts and later on the Oregon Supreme Court, including time as its chief justice. A Democrat, he was appointed to the United States Senate for eight months in 1960 after the death of sitting Senator Richard L. Neuberger.

Hall Lusk was born in Washington, D. C., on September 21, 1883, to Charles Rufus and Florence Speake Lusk. His father was the long time secretary of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Affairs. Mary Ellen Sherman was his Godmother. He attended Georgetown Preparatory School in DC from 1897 to 1900, and then graduated from Georgetown University in 1904. In 1907, Lusk graduated from Georgetown Law School, earning a bachelor of laws degree.

Lusk was circuit judge of Multnomah County from 1930 to 1937. On July 22, 1937, Oregon Governor Charles H. Martin appointed him to the Oregon Supreme Court to replace James U. Campbell who had died in office. Lusk was elected to a full six year term in 1938 and then re elected to successive terms in 1944, 1950, and 1956. Lusk was a lifelong practicing Roman Catholic.

After leaving the court he engaged in the revision of Oregon Supreme Court procedures as justice emeritus and resided in Beaverton. Hall Stoner Lusk died on May 15, 1983, in Beaverton, four months shy of his 100th birthday. Interment was at Mt. Calvary Chapel, Portland.