--- title: "LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lashann-moutique-dearcy-hall" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, E.D. New York, 2015-present - Federal judge serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2015 - As of now, Judge DeArcy Hall continues to serve on the Eastern District of New York bench ### Education ### Additional information - Private practice, New York City, 2000-2015 - President Obama nominated her to the Eastern District of New York on November 12, 2014 to replace Nicholas Garaufis, who took senior status in October 2014. - Commissioner on the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (2012–2014) - Born LaShann Moutique Jones in 1970 in Hollywood, California, DeArcy Hall obtained a B.A. from Antioch College in 1992 and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Howard University School of Law in 2000. - U.S. Air Force senior airman, 1995-1997 - Date of birth: 1970-01-01 - handling a broad range of federal cases - Before entering law, she worked in various service and administrative roles, including as a waitress, English teacher in Seoul, South Korea, and scheduler for Congressman Floyd Flake. - She subsequently became a judicial intern for Judge Sheila Tillerson Adams - Birth place: Hollywood, CA ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### trial exhibits Scope: judge specific Judge Hall requires parties to provide tabbed binders containing pre-marked trial exhibits by the first day of trial, with no binder exceeding two inches. Evidence excerpt: After the pretrial conference, and no later than the first day of trial, all parties must provide the Court with tabbed binders containing copies of exhibits that have been pre-marked in accordance with the pretrial order. Exhibit binders must be appropriately sized for their contents, with no single binder exceeding two (2) inches. [Individual Practices of Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/LDH-MLR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394816) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394816) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394816) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8580/lashann-moutique-dearcy-hall/) - [Individual Practices of Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/LDH-MLR.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8580/lashann-moutique-dearcy-hall/) - [Wikidata: LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18631313) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lashann-moutique-dearcy-hall", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lashann-moutique-dearcy-hall", "name": "LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall | KnowJudges", "description": "LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 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Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules. [Official source](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and%20SDNY%20Joint%20Local%20Rules%20As%20Amended.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.