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Micah William Janso Smith

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii · 2023–2024

Micah William Janso Smith, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. The Senate voted 57–41 on the nomination on Nov 29, 2023 (Nomination Confirmed).

Senate votes
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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii
    118th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    57–41 · Nov 29, 2023

Education

  • Lock Haven University of PennsylvaniaB.A., 2003
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 2006

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2006-2007; Law clerk, Hon. David H. Souter, Supreme Court of the United States, 2007-2008; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2008-2012; Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 2012-2018; Acting deputy chief, Criminal Appeals Unit, 2016-2017; Deputy chief, Violent and Organized Crime Unit, 2016-2017; DNA liaison, 2017-2018; Member, Department of Justice Human Source Review Committee, 2017-2018; Co-chief, Violent and Organized Crime Unit, 2017-2018; Lecturer in law, Columbia Law School, 2017; Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, District of Hawaii, 2018-2024; Co-chief, Violent Crime and Drug Section, 2018-2019; Project Safe Neighborhoods Coordinator, 2019; Deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2019-2024; Criminal civil rights coordinator, 2021-2024; Chie

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