United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

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United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
(D. Haw.)
Map
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Appeals to Ninth Circuit
Established March 18, 1959
Judges assigned 4
Chief judge TBD
Official site

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] Current 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		 End reason
David Alan Ezra Ronald Reagan 01988-05-20 May 20, 1988 Incumbent - -
Susan Oki Mollway Bill Clinton 01998-06-23 June 23, 1998 Incumbent - -
John Michael Seabright George W. Bush 02005-04-28 April 28, 2005 Incumbent - -
(Seat Vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
Samuel Pailthorpe King Richard Nixon 01972-06-28 June 28, 1972 01984-11-30 November 30, 1984 Incumbent -
Alan Cooke Kay Ronald Reagan 01986-09-15 September 15, 1986 02000-01-02 January 2, 2000 Incumbent -
Helen W. Gillmor Bill Clinton 01994-10-11 October 11, 1994 02009-05-30 May 30, 2009 Incumbent -


[edit] Current Magistrate Judges

[edit] Former Judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Harold Michael Fong Ronald Reagan 01982-06-21 June 21, 1982 01995-04-20 April 20, 1995 - death
Walter Meheula Heen Jimmy Carter 01981-01-01 January 1, 1981[1] 01981-12-16 December 16, 1981 - recess appointment not confirmed by United States Senate
Martin Pence John F. Kennedy 01961-09-22 September 22, 1961 01974-11-18 November 18, 1974 02000-01-31 January 31, 2000 retirement
Cyrus Nils Tavares Dwight D. Eisenhower 01960-10-13 October 13, 1960[2] 01972-04-12 April 12, 1972 01976-08-03 August 3, 1976 death
Dick Yin Wong Gerald Ford 01975-04-25 April 25, 1975 01978-12-26 December 26, 1978 - death

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Recess appointment made by President Carter; President Ronald Reagan later withdrew the nomination before the United States Senate could act.
  2. ^ 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.

[edit] See also


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