Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra

Contact InformationBiographical InformationStanding Orders
  • Year Service Began:
    1988
  • Appointed By:
    President Ronald Reagan
  • Education:
    Juris Doctor, St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1972
    Graduated first in class
  • Legal Practice:
    Anthony, Hoddick, Reinwald & O’Connor, 1972-1980
    Partner, 1976-1980
    Ezra, O’Connor, Moon & Tam, 1980-1988
    Managing Partner, 1981-1988
  • Military Service:
    United States Army
    Commissioned Officer, 1971-1977
  • Judicial Experience:
    Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1999-2005
    Judge, United States District Court, 1988-present
  • Memberships:
    Hawaii State Bar Association
  • Awards:
    Rosewood Gavel Award, 2007
    Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Hawaii 2013
  • Community Service:
    Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2002-2005
    Member, Judicial Conference Budget and Finance Advisory Council
    Former Vice President, member of Board of Directors, and member of Executive Committee, United States Federal Judges Association
    Former member, Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit
    Former member of Executive Committee, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
    Former member, Judicial Conference Committee on Administration of the Bankruptcy System
    Former member, Court-Council Committee on Bankruptcy Appointments
    Former member, Evaluation Committee of the Ninth Circuit
    Former member, Pacific Islands Committee of the Ninth Circuit
    Former member of Board of Directors, Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society
    Former President, Ninth Circuit United States District Judges Association
    Former member, Board of Trustees of St. Louis High School
  • Other:
    Adjunct Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, 1978-2012

All appearing attorneys shall also review:

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Court Fact Sheet for Senior US District Judge Ezra
Proposed Scheduling Order in Civil Case
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