Rom A. Trader
Rom A. Trader is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Trader assumed the position in January 2019 to succeed Kevin Chang.[1]
Trader was a judge of the O'ahu First Circuit of Hawaii from 2009 to 2019. He was nominated by Gov. Linda Lingle and approved by the Hawaii Senate in 2009. He left the court to become a federal magistrate judge in 2019.[2][3][4]
Education
Trader obtained a B.A in economics in 1984 from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He received a J.D. from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in 1987.[1]
Professional career
Trader has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii’s William Richardson School of Law and as a faculty member at the Hawaii State Bar Association Trial Academy.[5][2][6]
Judicial career
- 2019-present: Federal magistrate judge, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
- 2009-2019: Judge, O`ahu First Circuit Court, Hawaii
Awards and associations
Past associations include:
- Committee member of the Diocesan Sexual Misconduct Committee (2006-2008)[5]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- O`ahu First Circuit Court, Hawaii
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, "New United States Magistrate Judge Rom A. Trader," October 22, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hawaii State Judiciary, "Official biography of Judge Trader"
- ↑ Hawaii State Judiciary, "First Circuit (Oahu) Judges Telephone Listing," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "2009 Archive GM 167"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hawaii State Legislature, "STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1 Honolulu, Hawaii JAN 22 2009 RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 167"
- ↑ Pacific Business News, "Lingle picks Trader for Honolulu court"
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
