Leslie E. Kobayashi

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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 Gillmor
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 56–57) Mount Holly, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Wellesley College Boston College

Leslie Emi Kobayashi (born 1957) is a lawyer and judge in Hawaii.

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

On April 21, 2010 Kobayashi was nominated to a seat as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii by Barack Obama. She was nominated to fill the seat vacated by Helen Gillmor after her ascension to senior status in 2009. The United States Senate confirmed the nomination on December 17, 2010.^[2]^[3] This makes her the first Japanese American federal judge confirmed during the Obama Administration. ^[4]

Legal offices
Preceded by Helen Gillmor	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 2010–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Kobayashi, Leslie Emi
Alternative names
Short description	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date of birth	1957
Place of birth	Mount Holly Township, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death

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