Ernest Hall (October 24, 1844 – June 13, 1920) was an English-born American lawyer and judge from New York.
In the fall of that year, he began studying law in the office of Henry Spratley of Morrisania.
He served in both Battles of Fort Fisher in North Carolina in December 1864 and January 1865, spent the winter on the Ogeechee River in Georgia, and assisted in dismantling Fort McAllister after it was captured by General Sherman's army.
In 1895, he unsuccessfully ran for the New York Supreme Court on the Republican and Reform ticket.
Hall also served as counsel to the Board of Excise, the German Savings Bank, and the Morrisania Fire Department.
In 1902, Governor Odell appointed him to the New York Supreme Court to fill the unexpired term of Justice Beach.
[8] He was president of the Alumni of University Law School and a member of the New York Athletic Club.