United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
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(D. Haw.) | |
Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
Established | June 1900 |
Judges assigned | 4 |
Chief Judge | John Michael Seabright |
U.S. Attorney | Kenji M. Price |
Official court website |
Coordinates: 21°18′15″N 157°51′44″W / 21.304175°N 157.862334°W
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 represents the United States in all civil and criminal cases within her district. The current United States Attorney is Kenji M. Price since January 5, 2018.
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]
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
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 |
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 | Jill Otake | December 21, 2017 |
# | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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1 | Tavares, Cyrus NilsCyrus Nils Tavares | HI | 1902–1976 | 1960[4]–1972 | 1960–1961 | 1972–1976 | Eisenhower, Eisenhower | death |
2 | Pence, MartinMartin Pence | HI | 1904–2000 | 1961–1974 | 1961–1974 | 1974–2000 | Kennedy, Kennedy | retirement |
3 | King, Samuel PailthorpeSamuel Pailthorpe King | HI | 1916–2010 | 1972–1984[5] | 1974–1984 | 1984–2010 | Nixon , Nixon | retirement |
4 | Wong, Dick YinDick Yin Wong | HI | 1920–1978 | 1975–1978 | — | — | Ford, Ford | death |
5 | Heen, Walter MeheulaWalter Meheula Heen | HI | 1928–present | 1981[6] | — | — | Carter, Carter | not confirmed |
6 | Fong, Harold MichaelHarold Michael Fong | HI | 1938–1995 | 1982–1995 | 1984–1991 | — | Reagan, Reagan | death |
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court, and preside over any panel on which they serve unless circuit judges are also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
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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 |
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1 | Estee, Morris M.Morris M. Estee | HI | 1833–1903 | 1900–1903[7] | — | — | McKinley, McKinley | death |
2 | Dole , Sanford B.Sanford B. Dole | HI | 1844–1926 | 1903–1915[8] | — | — | Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt | retirement |
3 | Vaughan , Horace WorthHorace Worth Vaughan | HI | 1867–1922 | 1916–1922[9] | — | — | Wilson, Wilson | death |
4 | Poindexter , Joseph BoydJoseph Boyd Poindexter | HI | 1869–1951 | 1917–1924 | — | — | Wilson, Wilson | retirement |
5 | Lyman , William BarkerWilliam Barker Lyman | HI | 1882–1939 | 1926–1934[10] | — | — | Coolidge, Coolidge | retirement |
6 | Huber , Seba CormanySeba Cormany Huber | HI | 1871–1944 | 1934–1940[11] | — | — | Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt | retirement |
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[12] and Order No. 2862 of the Secretary of the Interior.[13]
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