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Micah William Janso Smith
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Micah William Janso Smith serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Nov 29, 2023 by a 57–41 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Nov 29, 2023
- Senate vote
- 57–41
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1981
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of HawaiiJoseph R. Biden · 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; Chief, Appeals and Legal Strategy, 2022-2024; Lecturer in law, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law, 2020
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