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Kobayashi, Leslie Emi
Born 1957 in Mount Holly, NJ
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 21, 2010, to a seat vacated by Helen W. Gillmor. Confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2010, and received commission on December 22, 2010. Assumed senior status on October 9, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1999-2010
Education:
Wellesley College, B.A., 1979
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1983
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 21, 2010, to a seat vacated by Helen W. Gillmor. Confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2010, and received commission on December 22, 2010. Assumed senior status on October 9, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1999-2010
Education:
Wellesley College, B.A., 1979
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1983
Professional Career:
Deputy prosecutor, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1983-1984
Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1984-1999
Adjunct professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2000, 2001
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2021-present