United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Hawaii

United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

United States federal court of the 9th circuit

21.304175°N 157.862334°W / 21.304175; -157.862334

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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.

As of January 3, 2022, the United States attorney is Clare E. Connors.[4]

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

As of January 31, 2024:

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

Former judges

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  1. [N 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. [N 2]
    Recess appointment made by President Carter; President Reagan later withdrew the nomination before the Senate could act.

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. 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.

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.

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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

See also: United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    28 U.S.C. § 91.
  2. [2]
    48 U.S.C. § 644a.
  3. [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.
  4. [4]
    "Clare E. Connors Sworn in as United States Attorney" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii. January 3, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "History of the Federal Judiciary: U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
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    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.
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    "Dole, Sanford Ballard office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  8. [8]
    Van Dyke, Jon M. (December 31, 2007). Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai_i?, Page 84. ISBN 9780824832117. "All about Hawaii: The Recognized Book of Authentic Information About Hawaii by Thos. G. Thrum. 1910". 1909.|
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    "Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Clemons, Charles Frederic October 9, 1871. The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, published by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin Ltd., Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Edited by George F. Nellist". Krauss, Bob (August 1994). Johnny Wilson: First Hawaiian Democrat By Bob Krauss. ISBN 9780824815776.|
  10. [10]
    Ben R. Guttery (March 2, 2008). Representing Texas. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-4196-7884-4.
  11. [11]
    Judge William Barker Lymer, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Friday, April 14, 1939, Page 1, Col 8. Honolulu Advertiser Friday, April 14, 1939, Page 1
  12. [12]
    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".|
  13. [13]
    "Delbert E. Metzger, Hawai'i's Liberal Judge By H. BRETT MELENDY, The Hawaiian Journal of History, vol. 35 (2001), pg. 53" (PDF). "Judge Edward M Watson 1874-1938, Honolulu Star-Bulletin Honolulu, Hawaii 24 Sep 1938, Sat Page 4". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 24, 1938. p. 4.|
  14. [14]
    Executive Order No. 10967, Palmyra Island Administration, October 10, 1961, 26 F.R. 9667.
  15. [15]
    Secretary of the Interior Order No. 2862, Palmyra Island Land Recordation, March 19, 1962, F. R. Doc. 62-2736.
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