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Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Hawaii, 2015-present

Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Hawaii, 2009-2015

Judge, United States District Court, District of Hawaii, 1998-2009

Attorney, Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 1981-1998

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Hawaii, June 22, 1998

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Hawaii, January 7, 1997

Adjunct Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1988-1989

Editor, Charles E. Tuttle, Company, 1976-1978

Instructor, Department of English, University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1973-1975

Director, American Judicature Society, present

Member, American Law Institute, present

Member, District Judges Association, present

Member, Federal Judges Association, present

Member, Hawaii Women Lawyer’s Association, present

Member, Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation, present

Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, present

Former Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union, Hawaii Chapter

Former Arbitrator, Court-Annexed Arbitration Program

Former Director, Hawaii Justice Foundation

Former Director, Hawaii Women Lawyer’s Association

Former Secretary, Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation

Former Director, Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation

Former Member, National Association of Women Judges

Awards:

Outstanding Woman Lawyer of the Year Award , Hawaii Women Lawyers Association, 1987; Trailblazer Award, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 1998; Heroes 2000, Harvard Asian American Intercollegiate Conference, 1999; Outstanding Judicial Achievement Award, Hawaii Women Lawyers, 2004; Distinguished Service Award, Asian American Justice Center, 2005