Leslie Kobayashi
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Leslie Emi Kobayashi (b. 1957) is a Article III federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. She was nominated to the court by Barack Obama on April 21, 2010 and confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2010. She assumed senior status on October 9, 2024.[1]
Early life and education
Judge Kobayashi received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College in 1979 and her law degree from the Boston College Law School in 1983.[2][3]
Professional career
- 2000-2001: Adjunct Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- 1984-1999: Private Practice, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Managing Partner, Fujiyama, Duffy & Fujiyama
Judicial career
District of Hawaii
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Leslie Kobayashi |
| Court: District of Hawaii |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 241 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 21, 2010
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: July 15, 2010
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: August 5, 2010
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| Confirmed: December 18, 2010
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| Vote: Voice vote
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On April 21, 2010 Kobayashi was nominated to a seat as a federal judge on the District of Hawaii by President Obama. She was nominated to fill the seat vacated by Helen Gillmor.[5][6][7] Kobayashi was confirmed to the court by the Senate on December 18, 2010.[4]
Kobayashi was rated Well Qualified by a substantial majority and Qualified by a minority of the American Bar Association.[8]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Kobayashi's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was on July 14, 2010.[9]
Kobayashi's nomination was reported by committee on August 5, 2010 and she was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2010. She then received commission on December 22, 2010.[10] Kobayashi assumed senior status on October 9, 2024.[1]
District of Hawaii magistrate judge
Leslie Kobyashi was a federal magistrate judge for the District of Hawaii from 1999 to 2010.[4]
See also
External links
- Judges of the District of Hawaii
- Political News "SENATE CONFIRMS NOMINATION OF LESLIE E. KOBAYASHI TO SERVE AS U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR HAWAII," December 19, 2010
- Star-Advertiser "Kobayashi confirmed as Hawaii U.S. district judge," December 18, 2010
- Kobayashi Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Kobayashi, Leslie Emi," accessed October 14, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Newswatch," Star-Bulletin, June 2, 2007 Scroll to "Kobayashi appointed to new term"
- ↑ White House Press Release "President Obama Names Five to the United States District Court," April 21, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kobayashi Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ White House Press Release "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 4/21/10"
- ↑ Star-Bulletin "Obama nominates Judge Leslie Kobayashi for District Court seat," April 21, 2010
- ↑ Honolulu Advertiser "Obama nominates Kobayashi for District Judge post," April 21, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials (dead link)
- ↑ U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress (dead link)
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, August 5, 2010
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