LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall

LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Assumed office
November 17, 2015
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Nicholas Garaufis
Personal details
Born LaShann Moutique DeArcy
1970 (age 47–48)
Hollywood, California
Spouse(s) Courtney Hall
Education Antioch College (B.A.)
Howard University School of Law (J.D.)

LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, also known as LaShann DeArcy, (born 1970) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Biography

Hall received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College. She received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 2000 from Howard University School of Law. She served in the United States Air Force, from 1995 to 1997. She worked as an associate at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, from 2000 to 2005 and at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, from 2005 to 2010. She was formerly a partner at the law firm of Morrison & Foerster where she served as a commercial litigation trial lawyer. She served as a Commissioner on the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics from 2012 to 2014. From 2011 to 2015, she served as a Commissioner of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.[1][2][3][4]

Federal judicial service

On November 12, 2014, President Obama nominated Hall to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, to the seat vacated by Judge Nicholas Garaufis, who took senior status on October 1, 2014.[5][2] On December 16, 2014 her nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated her to the same position.[6] She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2015.[7] On June 4, 2015 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[8] On November 16, 2015 the United States Senate voted in favor of final confirmation by a vote of 93-1.[9] She received her judicial commission on November 17, 2015.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts". 12 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Kirsten Gillibrand - United States Senator for New York: News". www.gillibrand.senate.gov.
  3. ↑ "Official biography at Morrison & Foerster". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13.
  4. 1 2 "Hall, LaShann Moutique DeArcy - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  5. ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 12 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 7 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  8. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 4, 2015" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Nicholas Garaufis		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
2015–present		 Incumbent
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