Eastern District of New York / Appointed 2015 / Active
Portrait of LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall

LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 and confirmed by the Senate 931, LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She earned a law degree from Howard University School of Law in 2000. Sources ↓

Born
1970 · age 56
Appointed by
Barack Obama, 2015
Confirmed
93–1
Education
Antioch College 1992 · Howard Law 2000

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2015Eastern District of New YorkObama (D)93–1

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 931 on November 16, 2015 · 114th Congress, Roll Call 305. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

44 D, 48 R, 1 I

Voted against · 1

1 R

Did not vote · 6

5 R, 1 I

Education

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Hall was assigned 3,632 district-court cases (1998–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 219 days across 3,027 closed cases.

Other civil matters38%
Civil rights15%
Other federal statutes11%
Labor & ERISA6%
Personal-injury torts4%
Prisoner & habeas4%
Other22%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 72 of Hall’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 57 were affirmed, 12 reversed or vacated, and 3 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall?
President Barack Obama appointed LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 2015.
Was LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall's confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall 93–1 on November 16, 2015.
Which court is LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall on?
LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Sources

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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).