Leslie Emi Kobayashi
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Senior status. Born 1957.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 21, 2010
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 18, 2010
- Commissioned
- Dec 22, 2010
- Senior status
- Oct 9, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1999-2010
Education
- B.A., Wellesley College, 1979
- J.D., Boston College Law School, 1983
Career
- Deputy prosecutor, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1983-1984
- Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1984-1999
- Adjunct professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2000, 2001
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2021-2026
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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