Appointed by Barack Obama Preceded by Nicholas Garaufis | Name LaShann DeArcy | |
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Full Name LaShann Moutique Jones Alma mater Antioch College
Howard University Education Howard University School of Law, Antioch College | ||
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.
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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.
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. 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. She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2015. On June 4, 2015 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On November 16, 2015 the United States Senate voted in favor of final confirmation by a vote of 93-1. She received her judicial commission on November 17, 2015.