John Seabright
| John Seabright | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 4/28/2005 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Alan Cooke Kay |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1959 |
| Home State: | Wheeling, WV |
| Bachelors: | Tulane U., B.A., 1981 |
| Law School: | George Washington U. Law School, J.D., 1984 |
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John Michael Seabright is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. He joined the court in 2005 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Seabright graduated from Tulane University with his Bachelor's degree in 1981 and later received his Juris Doctor degree from the George Washington University Law School in 1984.[1]
Professional career
Seabright was a private practice attorney in Hawaii from 1984 to 1987. Seabright was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia with the U.S. Attorney's Office from 1987 to 1990. Seabright served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii with the U.S. Attorney's Office from 1990 to 2001 and served as Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii from 2001 to 2005. Seabright was an Adjunct Professor for the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in 1999, 2000, and 2002.[1]
Judicial career
District of Hawaii
Seabright was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2005 to a seat vacated by Alan Kay. Seabright was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 2005 on a Senate vote and received commission on April 28, 2005. [2]
Notable cases
A notable case on this page needs to be updated.
Child pornography TSA case
Judge Seabright threw out evidence from a baggage search conducted by a TSA officer at an airport in Hilo, though the agent found child pornography in someone's duffel bag. Seabright said that the TSA exceeded its authority in finding the pornographic material that allowed authorities to arrest Simon McCarty of the United Kingdom. There has been no word if prosecutors will drop child pornography charges against McCarty.[3]
Health care for legal immigrants
In November 2010, Seabright said he would order restoring health benefits to legal aliens equivalent to that of residents.
Hawaii attorney Paul Alston filed a class action lawsuit against after the Hawaii Department of Human Services downgraded the benefit structure for adult legal aliens unable to qualify for federally funded Medicaid coverage.
Alston's clients include some of the 7,500 low-income adults from Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau who migrated to Hawaii legally under the Compacts of Free Association.
Alston, who sued with former State Attorney General Margery Bronster, contends his clients’ 14th Amendment Rights (the Equal Protection Clause) were violated when the state reduced their medical coverage.[4][5]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Seabright's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ "THOMAS" J. Michael Seabright USDC, HI confirmation: PN204-109
- ↑ "Honolulu Advertiser" Judge throws out child porn evidence found by TSA, November 18, 2009
- ↑ "Judge orders Hawaii to restore health care for legal immigrants," Statehouse News, November 30, 2010
- ↑ "Micronesians Win Major Victory in Hawaii’s U.S. District Court," Hawaii reporter, November 29, 2010
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Alan Cooke Kay |
District of Hawaii 2005–Current Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Susan Oki Mollway • John Seabright • Leslie Kobayashi • Derrick Kahala Watson | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Richard Puglisi • Kevin Chang • Barry Kurren • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Samuel King • Martin Pence • Harold Fong • Walter Heen • Cyrus Tavares • Dick Wong • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Helen Gillmor • Samuel King • Alan Cooke Kay • David Alan Ezra • Martin Pence • Harold Fong • Cyrus Tavares • | ||
