Harold Michael Fong
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold Michael Fong was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1964. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1938–1995
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1982
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Southern California 1960 · University of Michigan Law School 1964
- Succeeded
- Walter Meheula Heen
- Succeeded by
- Susan Oki Mollway
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | District of Hawaii succeeded Walter Meheula Heen | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Fong was assigned 658 district-court cases (1989–1995). Median time from filing to termination: 206 days across 658 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Fong authored 68 published opinions for the court (1982–2000). Most cited: Hawaii's Thousand Friends v. City & County of Honolulu (35 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Hawaii's Thousand Friends v. City & County of Honolulu | 821 F. Supp. 1368 | 35 |
| 1993 | Stewart v. Sullivan | 810 F. Supp. 1102 | 35 |
| 1991 | Paulson, Inc. v. Bromar, Inc. | 775 F. Supp. 1329 | 27 |
| 1982 | Alexander v. Moore & Associates, Inc. | 553 F. Supp. 948 | 26 |
| 1992 | United States v. Vellalos | 780 F. Supp. 705 | 25 |
| 1994 | Kealoha v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. | 844 F. Supp. 590 | 23 |
| 1993 | Wheelock v. Sport Kites, Inc. | 839 F. Supp. 730 | 23 |
| 1994 | Kersting v. United States | 865 F. Supp. 669 | 21 |
| 1990 | Wade v. United States | 745 F. Supp. 1573 | 21 |
| 1990 | Quiming v. International Pacific Enterprises, Ltd. | 773 F. Supp. 230 | 19 |
| 1989 | Kendall v. American Hawaii Cruises | 704 F. Supp. 1010 | 18 |
| 1993 | Exxon Shipping Co. v. Pacific Resources, Inc. | 835 F. Supp. 1195 | 14 |
| 1984 | Stancil v. Mergenthaler Linotype Co. | 589 F. Supp. 78 | 14 |
| 1992 | Genovia v. Jackson National Life Insurance | 795 F. Supp. 1036 | 13 |
| 1991 | Exxon Shipping Co. v. Pacific Resources, Inc. | 789 F. Supp. 1521 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 68 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Harold Michael Fong?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Harold Michael Fong to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in 1982.
- Was Harold Michael Fong appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harold Michael Fong was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harold Michael Fong's confirmation vote?
- Harold Michael Fong was confirmed by voice vote on June 18, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harold Michael Fong on?
- Harold Michael Fong was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).