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Wes Reber Porter
2019 - Present
2027
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Wes Reber Porter is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Porter's appointment was announced on May 6, 2019 and he assumed office to begin his eight-year term on May 8, 2019. Porter replaced Richard Puglisi, who retired at the end of March 2019.[1]
The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii is one of 94 United States District Courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Education
Porter received his J.D. degree from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.[2]
Professional career
Prior to his judicial career, Porter worked as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office.[3] He began his legal career with the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps of the U.S. Navy.[4] Porter has also worked in academia and taught at the Golden Gate University School of Law and the Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[3]
About the court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. There are 94 such courts. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of both law and equity.
There is a United States bankruptcy court and a number of bankruptcy judges associated with each United States district court. Each federal judicial district has at least one courthouse, and most districts have more than one.
There is at least one judicial district for each state, and one each for Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. District courts in three insular areas—the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands—exercise the same jurisdiction as U.S. district courts. Despite their name, these courts are technically not District Courts of the United States. Judges on these territorial courts do not enjoy the protections of Article III of the Constitution, and serve terms of 10 years rather than for life.
The District of Hawaii has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The jurisdiction of the District of Hawaii consists of all the counties in the state of Hawaii.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "New Magistrate Judge Selected For District Of Hawaii," May 6, 2019
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Wes Reber Porter," accessed April 2, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law, "Wes Reber Porter," accessed April 2, 2020
- ↑ United States District Court District of Hawaii, "Mag. Judge Wes Reber Porter (WRP)," accessed April 2, 2020
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| Preceded by: Richard Puglisi |
District of Hawaii 2020 – Present |
Succeeded by: NA
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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
