United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

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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 also occasionally handles (jointly with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the High Court of American Samoa) federal issues that arise in the territory of American Samoa, which has no local federal court or territorial court.[3] 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 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 District of Hawaii was formed, the district had two judgeships for the court. On July 10, 1984, a third judgeship was added, and a fourth was added on December 1, 1990.[5]

Current judges

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# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
13 Chief Judge Derrick Watson Honolulu 1966 2013–present 2022–present — Obama
14 District Judge Jill Otake Honolulu 1973 2018–present — — Trump
15 District Judge Micah W. J. Smith Honolulu 1981 2024–present — — Biden
16 District Judge Shanlyn A. S. Park Honolulu 1969 2024–present — — Biden
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
11 Senior Judge John Michael Seabright Honolulu 1959 2005–2024 2015–2022 2024–present G.W. Bush
12 Senior Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi Honolulu 1957 2010–2024 — 2024–present Obama

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  1. ↑ Judge Ezra has sat with the Western District of Texas since taking senior status.

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Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1902–1976 1960–1972[Note 1] 1960–1961 1972–1976 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
2 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1904–2000 1961–1974 1961–1974 1974–2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
3 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1916–2010 1972–1984 1974–1984 1984–2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
4 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1920–1978 1975–1978 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
5 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1928–present 1981[Note 2] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". nomination withdrawn
6 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1938–1995 1982–1995 1984–1991 — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
7 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1932–2024 1986–2000 1991–1999 2000–2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". death

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  1. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1961, and received commission on September 22, 1961.
  2. ↑ Recess appointment made by President Carter; President Reagan later withdrew the nomination before the Senate could act.

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Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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Judges of the United States District Court for the Territory of Hawaii

Prior to 1959, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii was an Article IV tribunal in the Territory of Hawaii. 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
1 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1833–1903 1900–1903[6] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
2 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1844–1926 1903–1915[7] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
3 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1864–1934 1909–1910 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". resigned
4 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1867–1947 1910–1911[8] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". resigned
5 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1871–1925 1911–1916[9] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". resigned
6 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1867–1922 1916–1922[10] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
7 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1869–1951 1917–1924 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
8 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1857–1944 1922–1926 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". term expired
9 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1877–1928 1924–1928 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". deceased
10 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1882–1939 1926–1934[11] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
11 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1871–1960 1929–1935 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". term expired
12 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1871–1944 1934–1940[12] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
13 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1874–1938 1935–1938[13] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". died
14 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1875–1967 1939–1952 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". term expired
15 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1883–1961 1940–1943 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". resigned
16 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1908–1962 1943–1959 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". statehood
17 Script error: No such module "Sort". HI 1906–1987 1952–1959 — — Script error: No such module "Sort". statehood

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Succession of seats

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"Recorder of Deeds" for the Territory of Palmyra Island

Since 1962, the court's clerk has filed or recorded the deeds and other land title documents for land located in the federal Territory of Palmyra Island, under 48 U.S.C. § 644a, Executive Order No. 10967[14] and Order No. 2862 of the Secretary of the Interior.[15]

U.S. Attorneys

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See also

Notes

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  1. ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 91.
  2. ↑ 48 U.S.C. § 644a.
  3. ↑ https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-08-1124T GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office. AMERICAN SAMOA: Issues Associated with Some Federal Court Options. September 18, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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  11. ↑ Judge William Barker Lymer, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Friday, April 14, 1939, Page 1, Col 8. Honolulu Advertiser Friday, April 14, 1939, Page 1
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  14. ↑ Executive Order No. 10967, Palmyra Island Administration, October 10, 1961, 26 F.R. 9667.
  15. ↑ Secretary of the Interior Order No. 2862, Palmyra Island Land Recordation, March 19, 1962, F. R. Doc. 62-2736.

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External links

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