Current Judges
As of June 27, 2012, a vacancy exists due to the fact that David Alan Ezra assumed senior status. On November 14, 2012, President Obama nominated Derrick Kahala Watson to fill this vacancy.
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 10 | Chief Judge | Susan Oki Mollway | Honolulu | 1950 | 1998–present | 2009–present | — | Clinton |
| 11 | District Judge | John Michael Seabright | Honolulu | 1959 | 2005–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 12 | District Judge | Leslie E. Kobayashi | Honolulu | 1957 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
| — | District Judge | (vacant) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
| 7 | Senior District Judge | Alan Cooke Kay | Honolulu | 1932 | 1986–2000 | 1991–1999 | 2000–present | Reagan |
| 8 | Senior District Judge | David Alan Ezra | Honolulu | 1947 | 1988–2012 | 1999–2005 | 2012-present | Reagan |
| 9 | Senior District Judge | Helen W. Gillmor | Honolulu | 1942 | 1994–2009 | 2005–2009 | 2009–present | Clinton |
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