John Michael Seabright | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
Assumed office January 30, 2024 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
In office November 6,2015 –November 6,2022 | |
Preceded by | Susan Oki Mollway |
Succeeded by | Derrick Watson |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
In office April 28,2005 –January 30,2024 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Alan Cooke Kay |
Succeeded by | Micah W. J. Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Wheeling,West Virginia,U.S. | January 30,1959
Education | Tulane University (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
John Michael Seabright (born January 30,1959) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Born in Wheeling,West Virginia,Seabright received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1984. [2]
Seabright was in private practice in Hawaii from 1984 to 1987. He was an assistant United States attorney in the District of Columbia from 1987 to 1990,and then held the same office in the District of Hawaii from 1990 to 2005,becoming a supervisory assistant United States attorney in 2001. He was an adjunct professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1999,2000,and 2002. [2]
On February 14,2005,President George W. Bush nominated Seabright to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii vacated by Judge Alan Cooke Kay. Seabright was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27,2005,and received his commission on April 28,2005. He became chief judge on November 6,2015 when Susan Oki Mollway assumed senior status and served until November 6,2022. Seabright assumed senior status on January 30,2024. [2]
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