LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall

LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall (née LaShann Moutique Jones; born in 1970) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Biography

Education & military service DeArcy Hall received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College in 1992. 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 After graduating from university, DeArcy Hall worked many jobs in the service industry to pay off her student loans. From 1992 to 1993 she was a waitress at Bukom Cafe in Washington, DC.

Federal judicial service

On November 12, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated DeArcy 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 assumed senior status on October 1, 2014. 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 a voice vote. On November 16, 2015, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by a 93–1 vote. She received her judicial commission on November 17, 2015.

Personal life DeArcy Hall was married to former NFL player Courtney Hall until his death in 2021.