WAILUKU, HI – All Second Circuit Courts throughout Maui County (Maui, Molokai, and Lanai) are closed, Monday, December 6, 2021, due to impacts of the storm. Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has issued an order extending deadlines for …
Judge Wendy M. DeWeese (left) and Kimberly B.M. Taniyama (right) take the oath of office administered by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, December 2, 2021. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – On December 2, the Hawaii State Supreme Court convened in special session to …
The District Family and/or District Court of the First Circuit is accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as per diem judges. Applications for consideration should be submitted by December 31, 2021. An original and three copies of …
The District Family and/or District Court of the First Circuit is accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as per diem judges. Applications for consideration should be submitted by December 31, 2021. An original and three copies of …
Thursday, November 18, 2021 Noon to 1 p.m. Presented in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Better Tomorrow Speakers Series and the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center. Camille Nelson, Dean of William S. Richardson School of Law, …
Members of the 58th graduating class of the Big Island Drug Court stand proudly with Kona Drug Court Judge Wendy DeWeese (third from right). The 58th graduating class of the Big Island Drug Court was honored on October 11 at the Keahuolu Courthouse in Kona …
HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today appointed Kimberly B.M. Taniyama to fill a judicial position in the District Court of the Third Circuit. Taniyama currently serves as a District Court Per Diem Judge in Kona, and has been with the Law …
HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today appointed Kimberly B.M. Taniyama to fill a judicial position in the District Court of the Third Circuit. Taniyama currently serves as a District Court Per Diem Judge in Kona, and has been with the Law …
HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has issued a first extension of an order postponing jury trials across the state through November 16, 2021. This order was issued in response to the current status of COVID-19 cases in the community. “We …
HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has issued a first extension of an order postponing jury trials across the state through November 16, 2021. This order was issued in response to the current status of COVID-19 cases in the community. “We …
A mostly virtual crowd of family, friends, and colleagues tuned in to watch Sonja P. McCullen be sworn-in as Associate Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals on October 1. Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald presided over the ceremony, which was …
Posted on Sep 22, 2021 in News & Reports, Press Releases HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Judiciary announced today that beginning September 27 all employees must be vaccinated for COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. Beginning October 4, employees who are …
Posted on Sep 22, 2021 in News & Reports, Press Releases HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Judiciary announced today that beginning September 27 all employees must be vaccinated for COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. Beginning October 4, employees who are …
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 5:30-6:30 p.m. Register here Jane Marshall Goodsill was born and raised on Oahu. In her career as a licensed professional counselor, she listened to thousands of hours of personal stories. With this passion of “talking story” …
Posted on Sep 13, 2021 in News & Reports, Press Releases HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for a position in the District Court of the Third Circuit, island of Hawaii. …
HONOLULU – The Circuit Court of the First Circuit is seeking applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel. The compensation shall be as provided by law. Article I, Section 11 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii establishes that whenever a grand …
Hawaii Attorneys Learn to Spot the Signs of Someone in Distress HONOLULU – Four Hawaii attorneys died by suicide in 2018, a startling revelation which happened to coincide with the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being issuing its report on how the …
Hawaii Attorneys Learn to Spot the Signs of Someone in Distress HONOLULU – Four Hawaii attorneys died by suicide in 2018, a startling revelation which happened to coincide with the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being issuing its report on how the …
Left, Chief Judge Joseph Cardoza (ret.) and Chief Judge Richard Bissen, Jr. WAILUKU, Hawaii — The Second Circuit recently honored its long time chief judge by naming its law library The Honorable Judge Joseph E. Cardoza Law Library. Chief Judge Cardoza, …
Posted on Aug 16, 2021 in News & Reports, Press Releases HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today ordered that jury trials across the state be postponed through October 4, 2021. This order was issued in response to the recent surge of COVID- …
