WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm Micah Smith and Shanlyn Park to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii.
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Shanlyn Park and Micah Smith both were recommended to Pres. Joe Biden by Hawaii Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz and a merit-based Federal Judicial Selection Commission
Smith, who was confirmed on a 57-41 vote, has served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii since 2018
Park, who was confirmed by a bipartisan vote of 53-45, will be the first female Native Hawaiian District Court judge
Both were recommended to Pres. Joe Biden by Hawaii Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz and a merit-based Federal Judicial Selection Commission.
