Shanlyn A. S. Park

Shanlyn A. S. Park

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

Tenure

2024 - Present

Years in position

0

Prior offices

O`ahu 1st Circuit Court 22nd Division

Predecessor: Karen Nakasone

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Education

Bachelor's

Chaminade University

Law

University of Hawaii William Richardson School of Law

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Shanlyn A. S. Park a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. On September 26, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Shanlyn A. S. Park to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 30, 2023, by a vote of 53-45. To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to joining the court, Park was a judge of the O`ahu 1st Circuit Court 22nd Division in Hawaii.

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2024-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On September 27, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Park to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. She was confirmed by a 53-45 vote of the U.S. Senate on November 30, 2023. Park received commission on October 15, 2024. To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Shanlyn A. S. Park
Court: United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Progress
Confirmed 64 days after nomination.
ANominated: September 27, 2023
AABA Rating: Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
AHearing: October 4, 2023
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: October 26, 2023
AConfirmed: November 30, 2023
AVote: 53-45

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Park by a vote of 53-45 on November 30, 2023. To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Shanlyn A. S. Park confirmation vote (November 30, 2023)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	47	0	1
Republican	3	45	1
Independent	3	0	0
Total	53	45	2

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Park's nomination on October 4, 2023. Park was reported to the full Senate on October 26, 2023, after a 12-9 committee vote. Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.

Nomination

On September 6, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Shanlyn A. S. Park to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. The president officially nominated Park on September 27, 2023. Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Joe Biden.

Park was nominated to replace Judge Leslie Kobayashi, who retired on October 9, 2024.

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Park qualified. To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Education

Park earned a B.A. in English from Chaminade University and a J.D. from the William S. Richardson School of Law.

Professional career

Park previously worked as an attorney in private practice, specializing in insurance defense, commercial litigation, contested probate matters, and criminal defense. She was a judge on the O`ahu 1st Circuit Court 22nd Division in Hawaii from 2021 to 2024. Park received commission to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii on October 15, 2024.

About the court

The District of Hawaii has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The jurisdiction of the District of Hawaii consists of all the counties in the state of Hawaii.

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

• The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
• The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

• As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

• After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

• If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
• If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

• The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

• If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
• If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
• Courts in Hawaii
• O`ahu First Circuit Court

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Karen Nakasone	O`ahu 1st Circuit Court 22nd Division 2021-2024	Succeeded by -

Hawaii courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Hawaii • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Hawaii

State courts:

Hawaii Supreme Court • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals • Hawaii Circuit Courts • Hawaii District Courts • Hawaii Family Courts

State resources:

Courts in Hawaii • Hawaii judicial elections • Judicial selection in Hawaii