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Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Bode A. Uale

Posted on May 13, 2016 in JSC Press Releases, Judicial Selection Commission

For immediate release: May 13, 2016

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR RETENTION THE HONORABLE BODE A. UALE

The Judicial Selection Commission, State of Hawaiʻi, announces that the term of the Honorable Bode A. Uale as District Family Judge of the Family Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, will expire on October 26, 2016. Judge Uale in accordance with Section 3, Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi, has petitioned to be retained in office and to be renewed for an additional term. The Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi empowers the Commission to determine whether Judge Uale should be retained in office for an additional term of six years.

The Commission invites interested persons to submit written comments or fill out an evaluation form on whether Judge Uale should be retained in office for a new term. All written comments and evaluation forms will be kept CONFIDENTIAL.

Please visit the Commission’s website and fill out the form JS-P-081, Judicial Retention Evaluation Form. Written comments and/or form JS-P-081 must be postmarked or faxed by August 11, 2016 to:

Commission Chair James A. Kawachika, Esq.
Judicial Selection Commission
State of Hawaiʻi
417 S. King Street
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813
FAX: (808) 538-5205
Website: https://www.courts.state.hi.us/judicial_selection_commission.html

For more information, visit the Judicial Selection Commission webpage or contact the Commission via email at judselect.comm@courts.hawaii.gov.

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