LaShann DeArcy Hall
LaShann M. D. 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 Jones November 11, 1970 Hollywood, California |
| Spouse | Courtney Hall |
| Education | Antioch College (BA) Howard University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1995-1997 |
| Rank | Senior Airman[1] |
LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, also known as LaShann DeArcy, (born November 11, 1970)[2] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Biography
Education & military service
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.
Early career
From 1992 to 1993 she was a waitress at Bukom Cafe in Washington, DC.[1] In 1993 she was an administrative employee at a temporary employment agency and later was a scheduler for Congressman Floyd Flake of New York.[1] From 1993 to 1994 she was a waitress at Olive Tree Cafe in New York City.[1] In 1994 she was an Conversational English Teacher at an English language school in Seoul, South Korea.[1] From 1994 to 1997 she was a waitress at SOB's in New York City and at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC.[1]
Legal & political career
In 1998 she was a judicial intern for judge Sheila Tillerson Adams of Maryland.[1] 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.[3][4][5][6]
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.[7][4] 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.[8] She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2015.[9] On June 4, 2015 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[10] On November 16, 2015 the United States Senate voted in favor of final confirmation by a vote of 93–1.[11] She received her judicial commission on November 17, 2015.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ California Birth Index
- ^ "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts". 12 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Kirsten Gillibrand – United States Senator for New York: News". www.gillibrand.senate.gov.
- ^ "Official biography at Morrison & Foerster". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13.
- ^ a b "Hall, LaShann Moutique DeArcy – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 7 January 2015.
- ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 4, 2015" (PDF).
- ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress – 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
External links
- LaShann DeArcy Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall at Ballotpedia
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century women judges
- African-American judges
- American women judges
- American women lawyers
- Antioch College alumni
- Howard University School of Law alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- New York (state) lawyers
- People associated with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- People from Hollywood, Los Angeles
- United States Air Force personnel
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama