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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in News & Reports, Press Releases

 

HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu).

The names submitted for this vacancy by the Judicial Selection Commission, in alphabetical order, are:

Tracy S. Fukui
Ms. Fukui is currently employed as Deputy Corporation Counsel – Section Head of the Civil Rights & Employment Litigation Division with the Department of the Corporation Counsel. Fukui is a graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1998.

Craig W. Jerome
Mr. Jerome is currently employed as an Assistant Federal Defender with the Office of the Federal Defender for the District of Hawaii. Jerome is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 2007.

Ronald G. Johnson
Mr. Johnson is currently employed as Deputy Chief of the Violent Crime and Drug Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1987.

Summer M.M. Kupau-Odo
Ms. Kupau-Odo is currently employed as Co-Litigation Director of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation. Kupau-Odo is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 2004.

Alvin K. Nishimura
Mr. Nishimura is currently employed at Alvin K. Nishimura, Attorney at Law, and serves as a Per Diem Judge in the District Court of the First Circuit. Nishimura is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1985.

Richard W. Stacey
Mr. Stacey is employed as Deputy Attorney General with the Department of the Attorney General. Stacey is a graduate of Boston College Law School and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1995.

Because the Chief Justice has the discretion to assign judges to the district or district family court calendar, comments about the qualifications and character of any of the nominees with regard to either calendar assignment may be sent, in writing, to:

Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald
Supreme Court of Hawaii
417 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

Fax: (808) 539-4703
E-mail: chiefjustice@courts.hawaii.gov

Comments must be post-marked, e-mailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Thursday, September 20, 2018. All comments will be kept confidential.

The individual selected by the Chief Justice is subject to Senate confirmation.

 

For more information, contact the Communications and Community Relations Office at 808-539-4909 or via email at pao@courts.hawaii.gov.

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