July 16, 2010

WASHINGTON-Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for the Honorable Leslie E. Kobayashi, nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, and for Edmond E. Chang, nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. President Obama nominated Judge Kobayashi and Mr. Chang to serve as federal judges on April 21, 2010. Both Judge Kobayashi and Mr. Chang are well qualified and will bring a wealth of experiences to the federal bench, said Joseph J. Centeno, president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Both of these individuals will serve their country admirably as federal judges. Judge Kobayashi has served as a U.S. magistrate judge in Hawaii since 1999. Before that she was a partner and commercial litigator in Hawaii. Judge Kobayashi began her career as a deputy prosecution attorney with the city and county of Honolulu. Mr. Chang has served as an assistant...

Source: Asian American Justice Center