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Bernard Lee Sworn In as District Court Judge

Image of Chief Justice Recktenwald as he swears in Annalisa Bernard Lee.

Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, left, administers the oath of office to Annalisa Bernard Lee.

WAILUKU, Hawaii — Annalisa M. Bernard Lee was sworn in as Judge of the District Court of the Second Circuit before colleagues, special guests, family, and friends – many of whom watched remotely.

Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald presided over the Oct. 28 ceremony, which was livestreamed on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel.

Guest speakers were: Maui Bar Association President Leslee D. Matthews; Hawaii State Bar Association President Shannon S. Sheldon; Hawaii State Trial Judges Association President Summer M.M. Kupau-Odo; Judicial Selection Commission member Paul M. Ueoka; and State Sen. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran.

Bernard Lee has been assigned as a District Court Judge. She will serve a six-year term.

Image of Second Circuit Court judges and Chief Justice Recktenwald.

Front row, from : Chief Judge Peter T. Cahill, Judge Kirstin M. Hamman, Judge Annalisa M. Bernard Lee, and Judge Adrianne N. Heely. Back row, from left: Deputy Chief Judge Blaine J. Kobayashi, Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, Judge Kelsey T. Kawano, Judge James R. Rouse, and Judge Christopher M. Dunn.

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