United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
United States District Court for the District of Hawaii |
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(D. Haw.) |
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Appeals to: |
Ninth Circuit |
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Established: |
June 1900 |
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Judges assigned: |
4 |
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Chief Judge: |
John Michael Seabright |
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http://www.hid.uscourts.gov/ |
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.
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
Vacancies and pending nominations
# |
Judge |
State |
Born–died |
Active service |
Chief Judge |
Senior status |
Appointed by |
Reason for termination |
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 |
Succession of seats
Seat 1 |
Seat established on August 21, 1959 by 73 Stat. 4 |
Tavares | 1961–1972 |
King | 1972–1984 |
Ezra | 1988–2012 |
Watson | 2013–present |
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Seat 2 |
Seat established on August 21, 1959 by 73 Stat. 4 |
Pence | 1961–1974 |
Wong | 1975–1978 |
Heen | 1981–1981 |
Fong | 1982–1995 |
Mollway | 1998–2015 |
vacant | 2015–present |
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Seat 3 |
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 |
Kay | 1986–2000 |
Seabright | 2005–present |
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Seat 4 |
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 (temporary) |
Gillmor | 1994–2009 |
Kobayashi | 2010–present |
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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 |
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, 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 |
retirement |
See also
Notes
- ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 91.
- ↑ 48 U.S.C. § 644a.
- ↑ "History of the Federal Judiciary: U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gary T. Kubota; Ken Kobayashi (December 8, 2010). "'Great judge,' 'great man'". Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
- ↑ Recess appointment made by President Carter; President Ronald Reagan later withdrew the nomination before the United States Senate could act.
- ↑ Oscar Tully Shuck (1901). History of the bench and bar of California: being biographies of many remarkable men, a store of humorous and pathetic recollections, accounts of important legislation and extraordinary cases, comprehending the judicial history of the state. The Commercial printing house. pp. 827–828.
- ↑ "Dole, Sanford Ballard office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ↑ Ben R. Guttery (March 2, 2008). Representing Texas. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-4196-7884-4.
- ↑ "Judge William Barker Lymer, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Friday, April 14, 1939, Page 1, Col 8. Honolulu Advertiser Friday, April 14, 1939, Page 1.".
- ↑ "Judge William Barker Lymer, Honolulu Advertiser Friday, April 14, 1939, Page 1.". "Delbert E. Metzger, Hawai'i's Liberal Judge by H. Brett Melendy, page 53" (PDF). "HUBER, SEBA CORMANY, Index to the Honolulu Advertiser & Star Bulletin 1929-1969, 1871-1944 Honorary LLD conferred on judge by Lebanon Valley College, Pa S 6/8/36 p1, Dies at home S 8/16/44 p1". |
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