Leslie E. Kobayashi

Leslie Emi Kobayashi (born October 9, 1957) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

Leslie Kobayashi
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Incumbent
Assumed office December 22, 2010
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Helen W. Gillmor
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
In office August 2, 1999 – December 22, 2010
Personal details
Born	Leslie Emi Kobayashi October 9, 1957 Mount Holly, New Jersey
Spouse(s)	Clarence Pacarro (m. 1990)[1]
Education	Wellesley College (BA) Boston College (JD)

Early life and education

Kobayashi was born in 1957 in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College in 1979 and her Juris Doctor from the Boston College Law School in 1983.[2][3]

Professional career

Kobayashi worked as a trial attorney and managing partner of the law firm of Fujiyama, Duffy & Fujiyama for a period of 17 years. She worked as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Honolulu before becoming a United States Magistrate Judge on August 2, 1999. She has also taught at the William S. Richardson School of Law.[2][3] In 2000 and 2001 she was an adjunct professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law.

Federal judicial service

Leslie E. Kobayashi; ca. 2010

On April 21, 2010 Kobayashi was nominated to a seat as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii by Barack Obama. She was nominated to fill the seat vacated by Helen Gillmor who took senior status in 2009. The United States Senate confirmed the nomination on December 18, 2010.[4][5] This makes her the first Japanese American federal judge confirmed during the Obama Administration.[6] She received her commission on December 22, 2010.[3]

References

1. Dignity key for Kobayashi
2. Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: Leslie Emi Kobayashi Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, (April 19, 2010). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "Kobayashi, Leslie Emi – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
4. "Kobayashi confirmed as Hawaii U.S. district judge". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
5. "Senate confirms Kobayashi as U.S. District Court judge in Hawaii". KHON. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
6. "In The News – Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)". capac.chu.house.gov.

External links

• Leslie E. Kobayashi at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Leslie Kobayashi at Ballotpedia