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District court

U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

JudgeTitleAppointed byStatus
Derrick Kahala WatsonJudgeBarack ObamaActive
Jill Aiko OtakeJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
Micah William Janso SmithJudgeJoseph R. BidenActive
Shanlyn Alohakeao Souza ParkJudgeJoseph R. BidenActive
David Alan EzraJudgeRonald ReaganSenior status
Helen W. GillmorJudgeWilliam J. ClintonSenior status
Susan Oki MollwayJudgeWilliam J. ClintonSenior status
J. Michael SeabrightJudgeGeorge W. BushSenior status
Leslie Emi KobayashiJudgeBarack ObamaSenior status

The court’s website: https://www.hid.uscourts.gov

From the Federal Judicial Center’s directory as of Nov. 4, 2026. This is a plain list: the full page could not be shown.