▁district ▁and ▁author ized ▁one ▁jud ges hip ▁for ▁the ▁court . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁provided ▁a ▁territory ▁with ▁a ▁district ▁court ▁equal ▁in ▁its ▁authority ▁and ▁juris diction ▁to ▁the ▁district ▁courts ▁in ▁the ▁states . ▁The ▁district ▁court ▁in ▁Orleans , ▁not ▁being ▁assigned ▁to ▁a ▁jud icial ▁circuit , ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁same ▁juris diction ▁as ▁United ▁States ▁circuit ▁courts , ▁except ▁in ▁appe als ▁and ▁writ s ▁of ▁error , ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Only ▁one ▁person ▁- ▁Domin ic ▁August in ▁Hall ▁- ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁on ▁the ▁court . ▁Hall ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁by ▁President ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁that ▁date , ▁receiving ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁was ▁abol ished ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁by ▁ 2 ▁Stat . ▁ 7 0 1 , ▁which ▁organized ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁as ▁a ▁jud icial ▁district . ▁Hall ' s ▁service ▁was ▁thereby ▁terminated , ▁but ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁successfully ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁James ▁Mad ison ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁judge ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁Form