United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
| United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (D. Haw.) |
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| Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
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| Established | June 1900 |
| Judges assigned | 4 |
| Chief judge | John Michael Seabright |
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The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (in case citations, D. Haw.) is the principal trial court of the United States Federal Court System in the state of Hawaii. The court's territorial jurisdiction encompasses the state of Hawaii and the territories of Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island.[1][2] It is located at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in downtown Honolulu, fronting the Aloha Tower and Honolulu Harbor. The court hears both civil and criminal cases as a court of law and equity. A branch of the district court is the United States Bankruptcy Court which also has chambers in the federal building. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases coming out of the District of Hawaii (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii (currently Florence T. Nakakuni) represents the United States in all civil and criminal cases within her district.
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History
When the Territory of Hawaii was formed in 1900, jurisdiction was placed in the Ninth Circuit. On March 18, 1959, when the State of Hawaii was formed, the district had two judgeships for the court. On July 10, 1984 a third judgeship was added, and a fourth added on December 1, 1990.[3]
Current Judges
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| 11 | Chief Judge | John Michael Seabright | Honolulu | 1959 | 2005–present | 2015–present | — | G.W. Bush |
| 12 | District Judge | Leslie E. Kobayashi | Honolulu | 1957 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
| 13 | District Judge | Derrick Kahala Watson | Honolulu | 1966 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
| 14 | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Senior Judge | Alan Cooke Kay | Honolulu | 1932 | 1986–2000 | 1991–1999 | 2000–present | Reagan |
| 8 | Senior Judge | David Alan Ezra | San Antonio, Texas[Note 1] | 1947 | 1988–2012 | 1999–2005 | 2012–present | Reagan |
| 9 | Senior Judge | Helen W. Gillmor | Honolulu | 1942 | 1994–2009 | 2005–2009 | 2009–present | Clinton |
| 10 | Senior Judge | Susan Oki Mollway | Honolulu | 1950 | 1998–2015 | 2009–2015 | 2015–present | Clinton |
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| Seat | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Date of nomination |
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| 2 | Susan Oki Mollway | Senior Status | November 6, 2015 | Clare E. Connors | September 8, 2015 |
Former Judges
| # | Judge | State | Born/Died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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| 1 | Cyrus Nils Tavares | HI | 1902–1976 | 1960[4]–1972 | 1960–1961 | 1972–1976 | Eisenhower | death |
| 2 | Martin Pence | HI | 1904–2000 | 1961–1974 | 1961–1974 | 1974–2000 | Kennedy | retirement |
| 3 | Samuel Pailthorpe King | HI | 1916–2010 | 1972–1984[5] | 1974–1984 | 1984–2010 | Nixon | retirement |
| 4 | Dick Yin Wong | HI | 1920–1978 | 1975–1978 | — | — | Ford | death |
| 5 | Walter Meheula Heen | HI | 1928–present | 1981[6] | — | — | Carter | not confirmed |
| 6 | Harold Michael Fong | HI | 1938–1995 | 1982–1995 | 1984–1991 | — | Reagan | death |
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Judges of the former United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Prior to 1959, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii was an Article IV tribunal. The following is a partial list of Judges for that court.
| # | Judge | State | Born/Died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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| 1 | Morris M. Estee | HI | 1833–1903 | 1900–1903[7] | — | — | McKinley | death |
| 2 | Sanford B. Dole | HI | 1844–1926 | 1903–1915[8] | — | — | Roosevelt | retirement |
| 3 | Horace Worth Vaughan | HI | 1867–1922 | 1916–1922[9] | — | — | Wilson | death |
Notes
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- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Courts of Hawaii
- List of United States federal courthouses in Hawaii
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