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Federal Judicial Selection Commission seeks applications for Hawaii federal district judge position
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March 7, 2012
Hawaii: The Federal Judicial Selection Commission has called for applications to fill the Article III judicial vacancy in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. The vacancy will open up on June 27, when Judge David Alan Ezra assumes senior status. The application process is confidential and names can be submitted by citizens for other individuals. The committee will forward its top candidates to U.S. Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka who will then submit a name to President Barack Obama. The deadline April 2 and applications can be found at Senator Inouye's website, the Senator Akaka's website and the Hawaii State Bar Association's website. Applications should be submitted to:
Hawaii Federal Judicial Selection Commission, c/o Lawrence S. Okinaga,
Suite 2200 ASB Tower,
1001 Bishop St.,
Honolulu HI 96813[1]
The vacancy will create the first and only vacancy on the court of four.
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Hawaii • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Hawaii
State courts:
Hawaii Supreme Court • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals • Hawaii Circuit Courts • Hawaii District Courts • Hawaii Family Courts
State resources:
Courts in Hawaii • Hawaii judicial elections • Judicial selection in Hawaii
