Judiciary

...Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake (R) and Rep. Matt Salmon (R) introduced legislation that would split up the 9th Circuit and add a new 12th Circuit....

The Hawaii Legislature is evaluating a series of bills which, taken collectively, would radically overhaul the way judges and justices are selected....

Interested persons must attend a mandatory CASA training program....

Girls Court is the Judiciary’s innovative effort to stem the rising tide of female delinquency in Hawaii, where the proportion of female juvenile arrests has been significantly higher than the national average....

First & Third Circuit Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel....

Group named STAE (Steps to Avoid Eviction) to distribute flyers in the community....

One special fund and five trust funds did not meet criteria...

Six veterans are now enrolled in the Hilo and Kona Veterans Treatment Courts since the program’s inception in November 2014....

Hawaii’s civil forfeiture laws are among the nation’s worst....

Nationally, Veterans Treatment Courts are serving an estimated 13,200 veterans who would otherwise be incarcerated....

The Hawaii State Supreme Court courtroom was filled with supporters of the five U.S. veterans who completed the intensive two-year program.....

If confirmed by the State Senate, McWhinnie will serve a term of six years....

Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 9, 2015....

Clare E. Connors has been an attorney at the law firm of Davis Levin Livingston in Honolulu, Hawaii since 2011....

I'd also like to hail my fellow law bloggers....

..."mission creep" could well set in....

Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be heard by the Honorable Joseph E. Cardoza, Judge of the Environmental Court of the Second Circuit on September 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m....

Those who receive a questionnaire have 10 days to complete and return....

The Hawaii Supreme Court has overturned former Circuit Court Judge Randal Lee’s order disqualifying two Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys from a high­ profile gambling case....

HAWSCT Again Clarifies When A Judgment Is "Final" And Appealable (They're Serious About This Finality Thing)....

Hawaii’s new Environmental Court will have broad jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases affecting the environment....

...Hawaii Supreme Court refined the test for determining when a municipal ordinance or charter provision is preempted by state law....

It's a fine balance, and until the Hawaii Supreme Court's recent decision in Kellberg v. Yuen, and the Intermediate Court of Appeals' decision in Hoku Lele, LLC v. City and County of Honolulu....

Clare Connors, David Louie, and Jill Otake....

"...Calvin K.Y. Say is the uncle of one of my current law clerk’s spouse, and that another law clerk, prior to joining my staff, worked on a campaign involving Respondent Calvin K.Y. Say...." -- Rectenwald

In Hawaii...it seems like half the top lawyers attended the University of Hawaii....

The term of office of a circuit judge shall be ten years. The annual salary in Hawaiʻi of a circuit judge is $193,248....

Whether it's activists on Mauna Kea, the Akaka Bill or the Native Hawaiian roll, questions of law abound....

Here's the latest from the Hawaii Supreme Court....

The appointment of Medeiros fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Christine E. Kuriyama to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....

The District Court of the First Circuit is accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as Per Diem District Judges....

If confirmed by the State Senate, Domingo will serve a term of six years....

Supporters are already working to build legislative and public support for the constitutional amendment in the 2016 legislative session....

...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Thursday, April 2, 2015. All comments will be kept confidential....

This is all part of a scheme hatched by two lawyers famous for helping OJ Simpson get off on his 1994 double murder rap in Los Angeles....

Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation (attesting to the applicant’s character and integrity) postmarked by March 13, 2015....

Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation postmarked by March 13, 2015....

Testimony will be heard on HB624 Tuesday morning at 8:30 am in room 326....

Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald delivered the State of the Judiciary address today at a joint session of the State Senate and House....

...With ambulance chasers in positions of power, both the House and Senate are poised to advance HB189 and SB137 in separate hearings on Friday....

The case thus represents a target-rich environment for the petitioners and the court....

Anyone who was around in the 1960s and 1970s remembers those paintings and prints of sad children with oversize eyes. They were ubiquitous....

Last month, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion which declined to impose a duty of reasonable care on the Hawaii County Planning Department....

...the LUC violated petitioners’ constitutional rights....

...new and important cases were decided by the Hawaii courts this year....

...the voters agreed that there's no good reason to keep the JSC lists secret, the same result as the lawsuit....

...four categories: attorney access for low-income litigants; support for self-represented litigants; support for litigants with limited language proficiency; and support for people with disabilities....

On November 10, the Third Circuit (Hawaii county) launched its Veterans Treatment Court with an opening ceremony held in the courtroom of Chief Judge Ronald Ibarra....