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Three state appellate court nominees sailed to confirmation Wednesday in hearings before the Commission on Judicial Appointments, the last meeting scheduled before outgoing Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, one of the…

The state Senate voted Tuesday to confirm the Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald's appointments of Jill M. Hasegawa and Joanna E. Sokolow to the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (Hawaii Island) and Gregory H. Meyers to the District…

The vacancies have been largely due to Senate inaction over the years, causing backlogs, increased workloads for overburdened judges, and delays for DC residents in resolving lawsuits, family disputes and criminal cases. The Senate, which…

The State of Hawaii Senate today decided to ratify the Governors Circuit Court appointments of Clarissa Y. Malinao, Kevin T. Morikone and Shanlyn AS Park to First Circuit Court - Oahu; Kirstin M. Hamman in Second Circuit Court - Maui;…

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The Parliamentary Council (PC) yesterday confirmed several judge appointments, including the appointment of a new Supreme Court judge.The PC reaffirmed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s nomination, Arjuna Obeyesekere, President of the…