John Michael Seabright Explained

John Michael Seabright
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Term Start:January 30, 2024
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Term Start1:November 6, 2015
Term End1:November 6, 2022
Predecessor1:Susan Oki Mollway
Successor1:Derrick Watson
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Term Start2:April 28, 2005
Term End2:January 30, 2024
Appointer2:George W. Bush
Predecessor2:Alan Cooke Kay
Successor2:Micah W. J. Smith
Birth Date:30 January 1959[1]
Birth Place:Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Education:Tulane University (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

John Michael Seabright (born January 30, 1959) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

Early life and education

Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Seabright received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1984.

Career

Seabright was in private practice in Hawaii from 1984 to 1987. He was an assistant United States attorney in the District of Columbia from 1987 to 1990, and then held the same office in the District of Hawaii from 1990 to 2005, becoming a supervisory assistant United States attorney in 2001. He was an adjunct professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1999, 2000, and 2002.

Federal judicial service

On February 14, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated Seabright to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii vacated by Judge Alan Cooke Kay. Seabright was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27, 2005, and received his commission on April 28, 2005. He became chief judge on November 6, 2015 when Susan Oki Mollway assumed senior status and served until November 6, 2022. Seabright assumed senior status on January 30, 2024.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=oeC34Af3WXgC&pg=PA516 Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Volume 4, Part 8