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Derrick Kahala Watson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii · 2013

Derrick Kahala Watson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. The Senate voted 94–0 on the nomination on Apr 18, 2013 (Nomination Confirmed). Derrick Kahala Watson (born 1966) is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. A native of Hawaii, he graduated from Harvard University and Harvard Law School before entering private practice in San Francisco.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii
113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed94–0 · Apr 18, 2013

Education

Harvard UniversityA.B., 1988
Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1991

Career

Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1991-1995, 2000-2007; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1995-2000; deputy chief, Civil Division, 1999-2000; U.S. Army Reserve captain, JAG Corps, 1998-2006; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawaii, 2007-2013; chief, Civil Division, 2009-2013

Biography

Derrick Kahala Watson (born 1966) is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. A native of Hawaii, he graduated from Harvard University and Harvard Law School before entering private practice in San Francisco.

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