Who appointed John Michael Seabright?

President George W. Bush appointed John Michael Seabright to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in 2005.

Was John Michael Seabright appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John Michael Seabright was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John Michael Seabright's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed John Michael Seabright 98–0 on April 27, 2005.

District of Hawaii / Appointed 2005 / Senior status since 2024

John Michael Seabright

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate 98–0, John Michael Seabright is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. He earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1984. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1959 · age 67
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2005
Confirmed: 98–0
Education: Tulane 1981 · George Washington Law School 1984
Succeeded: Alan Cooke Kay
Succeeded by: Micah William Janso Smith

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2005	District of Hawaii succeeded Alan Cooke Kay	G.W. Bush (R)	98–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 98–0 on April 27, 2005 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 111. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 98

42 D, 55 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 2

2 D

Max Baucus(D-MT)
Joe Biden(D-DE)

Education

Tulane University	B.A.	1981
George Washington University Law School	J.D.	1984

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Seabright was assigned 1,846 district-court cases (1994–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 168 days across 1,761 closed cases.

Other civil matters24%

Civil rights15%

Contract11%

Torts — personal injury10%

Prisoner & habeas9%

Labor & ERISA7%

Other23%

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.

On appeal

Of 200 of Seabright’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 171 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 13 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match — not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Seabright authored 70 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: Sherez v. State of Hawai'i Department of Education (26 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
2005	Sherez v. State of Hawai'i Department of Education	396 F. Supp. 2d 1138	26
2007	Burlington Insurance v. United Coatings Manufacturing Co.	518 F. Supp. 2d 1241	18
2006	Stoebner Motors, Inc. v. Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A.	459 F. Supp. 2d 1028	18
2011	Field v. Lindell (In Re the Mortgage Store, Inc.)	464 B.R. 421	15
2010	Nautilus Ins. Co. v. K. Smith Builders, Ltd.	725 F. Supp. 2d 1219	15
2008	Thorn v. BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards, Inc.	586 F. Supp. 2d 1213	13
2006	Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (In Re Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.)	355 B.R. 225	13
2011	Rundgren v. Bank of New York Mellon	777 F. Supp. 2d 1224	12
2008	Keown v. Tudor Insurance	621 F. Supp. 2d 1025	12
2010	WEREB v. Maui County	727 F. Supp. 2d 898	11
2010	Norelli v. Hth Corp.	699 F. Supp. 2d 1176	11
2007	Kaulia v. COUNTY OF MAUI, DEPT. OF PUB. WORKS	504 F. Supp. 2d 969	11
2006	R.G. v. Koller	415 F. Supp. 2d 1129	11
2007	Apana Ex Rel. Estate of Apana v. TIG Insurance	504 F. Supp. 2d 998	9
2007	Lindner v. Meadow Gold Dairies, Inc.	515 F. Supp. 2d 1141	9

Showing the 15 most-cited of 70 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 John Michael Seabright?: President George W. Bush appointed John Michael Seabright to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in 2005.
Was John Michael Seabright appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John Michael Seabright was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John Michael Seabright's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed John Michael Seabright 98–0 on April 27, 2005.
Which court is John Michael Seabright on?: John Michael Seabright is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii.

Sources

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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Data as of 2026-07-06. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).