David Alan Ezra

David Alan Ezra (born June 27, 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Since January 2013, Ezra has been designated by the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio and Austin Divisions to help ease the heavy workload for the federal judges in Texas. Judge Ezra is often designated to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit where he holds the record for the most designated sittings of any judge in that Court’s history.

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Preceded by

Samuel Pailthorpe King

Succeeded by

Derrick Watson

Appointed by

Ronald Reagan

Born

(1947-06-27) June 27, 1947 (age 78)Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

Education

St. Mary's University (BBA, JD)

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Preceded bySamuel Pailthorpe King

Legal offices

Preceded bySamuel Pailthorpe King

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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1988–2012

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Succeeded byDerrick Watson

Preceded byAlan Cooke Kay

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Preceded byAlan Cooke Kay

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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1999–2005

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Succeeded byHelen W. Gillmor

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Preceded bySamuel Pailthorpe King	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1988–2012	Succeeded byDerrick Watson
Preceded byAlan Cooke Kay	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1999–2005	Succeeded byHelen W. Gillmor

References

Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, Part 7
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754076879414&seq=232
San Antonio Express News
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Hawaiian-judge-coming-to-Alamo-City-4145437.php
University of Hawaii
https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195724/https://www.law.hawaii.edu/person/honorable-david-ezra
David Alan Ezra at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1380586
University of Hawaii Alumni Association
http://uhalumni.org/s/1220/index.aspx?sid=1220&gid=1&pgid=1247
St. Mary's University
https://www.stmarytx.edu/st-marys-graduates-295-law-students/
Honolulu Star Advertiser
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/06/16/breaking-news/former-attorney-general-prosecutors-nominated-for-federal-judge/
Hawaii Reporter
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/hawaiis-longest-serving-active-federal-judge-david-ezra-moves-to-senior-status-this-summer-but-controversial-cases-still-on-his-docket
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/us/texas-border-law-challenge-explainer.html
ca5.uscourts.gov
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/24/24-50149-CV2.pdf
Since taking senior status, Ezra has sat with the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas