United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
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| United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (D. Haw.) |
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| Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
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| Established | March 18, 1959 |
| Judges assigned | 4 |
| Chief judge | TBD |
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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. 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 both 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).
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[edit] Judges
- As of June 30, 2009, a vacancy exists in the District of Hawaii after the decision of Chief Judge Helen W. Gillmor to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
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| David Alan Ezra | Ronald Reagan | May 20, 1988 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Harold Michael Fong | Ronald Reagan | June 21, 1982 | April 20, 1995 | – | death |
| Helen W. Gillmor | Bill Clinton | October 11, 1994 | June 30, 2009 | Incumbent | – |
| Walter Meheula Heen | Jimmy Carter | January 1, 1981[1] | (date) | – | – |
| Alan Cooke Kay | Ronald Reagan | September 15, 1986 | January 2, 2000 | Incumbent | – |
| Samuel Pailthorpe King | Richard M. Nixon | June 28, 1972 | November 30, 1984 | Incumbent | – |
| Susan Oki Mollway | Bill Clinton | June 23, 1998 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Martin Pence | John F. Kennedy | September 22, 1961 | November 18, 1974 | January 31, 2000 | retirement |
| John Michael Seabright | George W. Bush | April 28, 2005 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Cyrus Nils Tavares | Dwight D. Eisenhower | October 13, 1960[2] | April 12, 1972 | August 3, 1976 | death |
| Dick Yin Wong | Gerald Ford | April 25, 1975 | December 26, 1978 | – | death |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received commission on September 22, 1961.
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