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Smith, Micah William Janso
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on September 11, 2023, to a seat vacated by J. Michael Seabright. Confirmed by the Senate on November 29, 2023, and received commission on January 31, 2024.
Education:
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2003
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2006
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2006-2007
Law clerk, Hon. David H. Souter, Supreme Court of the United States, 2007-2008
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2008-2012
Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 2012-2018
Acting deputy chief, Criminal Appeals Unit, 2016-2017
Deputy chief, Violent and Organized Crime Unit, 2016-2017
DNA liaison, 2017-2018
Member, Department of Justice Human Source Review Committee, 2017-2018
Co-chief, Violent and Organized Crime Unit, 2017-2018
Lecturer in law, Columbia Law School, 2017
Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, District of Hawaii, 2018-2024
Co-chief, Violent Crime and Drug Section, 2018-2019
Project Safe Neighborhoods Coordinator, 2019
Deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2019-2024
Criminal civil rights coordinator, 2021-2024
Chief, Appeals and Legal Strategy, 2022-2024
Lecturer in law, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law, 2020