Bert I. Ayabe is a Circuit Court Judge of the First Circuit. Before becoming a Circuit Court Judge, he was a judge of the District Court of the First Circuit. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was in private practice specializing in personal injury and commercial litigation, as well as mediation and arbitration.

Judge Ayabe received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Hawai’i and his law degree from Hastings College of the Law. He is licensed in Hawai’i and California.