Judicial Selection Commission

Notice of Judicial Vacancy

Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 06/02/2023) (Release Date 06/02/2023)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 01/27/2023) (Release Date 01/27/2023)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 01/06/2023) (Release Date 01/06/2023)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 11/25/2022) (Release Date 11/25/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 11/04/2022) (Release Date 11/04/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawai’i (Release Date: 10/28/2022) (Release Date 10/28/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawai’i (Release Date: 10/14/2022) (Release Date 10/14/2022)
Notice of Re-Opening and Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 07/08/2022) (Release Date 07/08/2022)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date: 07/01/2022) (Release Date 07/01/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 03/04/2022) (Release Date 03/04/2022)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 02/18/2022) (Release Date 02/18/2022)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 02/18/2022) (Release Date 02/18/2022)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Release Date: 12/17/2021) (Release Date 12/17/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 11/05/2021) (Release Date 11/05/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 11/05/2021) (Release Date 11/05/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 11/05/2021) (Release Date 11/05/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (Release Date: 11/05/2021) (Release Date 11/05/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 10/15/2021) (Release Date 10/15/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (Release Date: 09/03/2021) (Release Date 09/03/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Release Date: 09/03/2021) (Release Date 09/03/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 05/07/2021) (Release Date 05/07/2021)
Amended Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 04/30/2021) (Release Date 04/30/2021)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (island of Maui) (Release Date: 4/9/21) (Release Date 04/09/2021)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date: 01/08/2021) (Release Date 01/08/2021)
Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) (Release Date: 01/08/2021) (Release Date 01/08/2021)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) (Release Date: 01/08/2021) (Release Date 01/08/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 12/18/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/27/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 10/16/2020) (Release Date 10/16/2020)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/16/2020) (Release Date 10/16/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 10/02/2020) (Release Date 10/02/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/02/2020) (Release Date 10/02/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals (Release Date: 09/11/2020) (Release Date 09/11/2020)
Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Second Circuit (Release Date 07/24/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) (Release Date 06/05/2020)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawaii (Release Date 03/20/2020)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancies – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit (Release Date 03/20/2020)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) (Release Date 03/20/2020)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date 03/06/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) District Judges, District Court of the First Circuit and District Family Judge, First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date 01/06/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawaii (Release Date 12/13/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – District Family Judge, Second Circuit and District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 12/06/2019)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Position – District Family Judge, Fifth Circuit (Release Date 10/18/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 10/11/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 10/11/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) District Family Judges, First Circuit (Release Date 10/11/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 09/20/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date 08/30/2019)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 08/30/2019)
Notice of Judicial Position – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date 07/19/2019)
Notice of Judicial Position – District Family Judge, Fifth Circuit (Release Date 07/19/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 05/24/2019) (Release Date 05/24/2019)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 04/12/2019) (Release Date 04/12/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 03/29/2019) (Release Date 03/29/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date 01/25/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 12/28/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 12/14/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – TWO (2) Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/30/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date 11/09/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – THREE (3) Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/09/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date 04/13/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 04/13/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 12/01/2017) (Release Date 12/01/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 12/01/2017) (Release Date 12/01/2017)
Notice of Deadline Extended for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 11/03/2017) (Release Date 11/03/2017)
Amended Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 10/13/2017)
Amended Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/13/2017) (Release Date 10/13/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/06/2017) (Release Date 10/06/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/06/2017) (Release Date 10/06/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Second Circuit (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 03/17/2017) (Release Date 03/17/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 03/17/2017) (Release Date 03/17/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 02/14/2017) (Release Date 02/14/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 01/27/2017) (Release Date 01/27/2017)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 01/06/2017) (Release Date 01/06/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy-District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/25/2014)
District Family Judge, Family Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu) (Release Date 10/27/2014)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy-District Judge, District Court of the First Judicial Circuit (Release Date 05/12/2014)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy-District Judge, District Court of the Third Judicial Circuit (Release Date 04/30/2014)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies-Circuit Judges, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 04/08/2014)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Court (Release Date 10/17/2013)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 05/03/2013)
Notice of Judicial Vacancies (Release Date 06/29/2012)
Deadline Extended – Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies (Release Date 02/15/2012)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies (Release Date 11/04/2011)
Amended Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date 08/29/2011)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date 08/29/2011)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date 04/27/2011)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date 02/16/2011)

Notice of Petition for Retention

Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Melanie Mito May (Release Date: 12/23/2022) (Release Date 12/23/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Brian A. Costa (Release Date: 12/09/2022) (Release Date 12/09/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Darolyn L. Lendio Heim (Release Date: 10/28/2022) (Release Date 10/28/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Michael K. Soong (Release Date: 07/01/2022) (Release Date 07/01/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Dean E. Ochiai (Release Date: 05/06/2022) (Release Date 05/06/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Blaine J. Kobayashi (Release Date: 04/14/2022) (Release Date 04/14/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Peter T. Cahill (Release Date: 03/04/2022) (Release Date 03/04/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Michelle Kanani Laubach (Release Date: 02/18/2022) (Release Date 02/18/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Sherri-Ann L. Iha (Release Date: 01/28/2022) (Release Date 01/28/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Darien W. L. Ching Nagata (Release Date: 12/10/2021) (Release Date 12/10/2021)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable James S. Kawashima (Release Date: 11/19/2021) (Release Date 11/19/2021)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable James C. McWhinnie (Release Date: 06/10/2021) (Release Date 06/10/2021)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Dyan M. Medeiros (Release Date: 01/08/2021) (Release Date 01/08/2021)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable William M. Domingo (Release Date: 11/27/2020) (Release Date 11/27/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Sabrina S. McKenna (Release Date: 09/11/2020) (Release Date 09/11/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Margaret K. Masunaga (Release Date 06/05/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Fa’auuga L. To’oto’o (Release Date 04/03/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Mark E. Recktenwald (Release Date 03/20/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Jeannette H. Castagnetti (Release Date 03/20/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Robert M. Browning (Release Date: 11/15/2019) (Release Date 11/15/2019)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Lloyd A. Poelman (Release Date: 06/28/2019) (Release Date 06/28/2019)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Gary W. B. Chang (Release Date 12/14/2018)
Notice Of Petition For Retention the Honorable Rom A. Trader (Release Date 09/28/2018)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Kevin A. K. Souza (Release Date 08/03/2018)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Adrianne N. Heely (Release Date: 11/03/2017) (Release Date 11/03/2017)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Paul B. K. Wong (Release Date: 10/06/2017) (Release Date 10/06/2017)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Katherine G. Leonard (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Melanie Mito May (Release Date: January 6, 2017) (Release Date 01/06/2017)
Notice Of Petition for Retention -The Honorable Kathleen N. A. Watanabe (Release Date 02/25/2015)
Notice of Petition for Retention- The Honorable Lono J. Lee (Release Date 12/03/2014)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Richard T. Bissen, Jr. (Release Date 10/29/2014)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Randal K. O. Lee (Release Date 10/21/2014)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Melvin H. Fujino (Release Date 05/30/2014)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Kelsey T. Kawano (Release Date 03/05/2014)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Glenn S. Hara (Release Date 12/17/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Paul T. Murakami (Release Date 12/10/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Clarence A. Pacarro (Release Date 12/10/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Bert I. Ayabe (Release Date 12/10/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Alexa D. M. Fujise (Release Date 12/10/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Hilary Benson Gangnes (Release Date 11/21/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Richard K. Perkins (Release Date 11/05/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Greg K. Nakamura (Release Date 10/17/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Dexter D. Del Rosario (Release Date 10/14/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Patrick W. Border (Release Date 10/07/2013)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Harry P. Freitas, The Honorable Lloyd X. Van De Car, and The Honorable Rhonda A. Nishimura (Release Date 11/30/2012)
Notice of Petition for Retention–The Honorable Paula A. Nakayama (Release Date 10/26/2012)
Notice of Petition for Retention–The Honorable Trudy K. Senda (Release Date 10/26/2012)
Notice of Petition for Retention–The Honorable Keith E. Tanaka (Release Date 09/07/2012)
Notice of Petition for Retention of The Honorable Gerald H. Kibe (Release Date 06/29/2012)
Notice of Petition for Retention of The Honorable David W. Lo (Release Date 01/06/2012)
Notice of Petition for Retention of the Honorable Barbara P. Richardson (Release Date 11/04/2011)
Notice of Petition for Retention of The Honorable Aley K. Auna, Jr. (Release Date 10/10/2011)

JSC Press Releases

Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 06/02/2023) (Release Date 06/02/2023)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals Nominees (Release Date: 03/17/2023) (Release Date 03/17/2023)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 02/16/2023) (Release Date 02/16/2023)
Request for Public Comments – Applicants for two (2) Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawai’i (Release Date: 02/10/2023) (Release Date 02/10/2023)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 01/27/2023) (Release Date 01/27/2023)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 01/06/2023) (Release Date 01/06/2023)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 11/25/2022) (Release Date 11/25/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date: 11/04/2022) (Release Date 11/04/2022)
Request for Public Comments – Applicants for Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawai’i (Release Date: 11/04/2022) (Release Date 11/04/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawai’i (Release Date: 10/28/2022) (Release Date 10/28/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Darolyn L. Lendio Heim (Release Date: 10/28/2022) (Release Date 10/28/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawai’i (Release Date: 10/14/2022) (Release Date 10/14/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 08/24/2022) (Release Date 08/24/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 08/24/2022) (Release Date 08/24/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 08/24/2022) (Release Date 08/24/2022)
Notice of Re-Opening and Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 07/08/2022) (Release Date 07/08/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date 07/06/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Michael K. Soong (Release Date: 07/01/2022) (Release Date 07/01/2022)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date: 07/01/2022) (Release Date 07/01/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Dean E. Ochiai (Release Date: 05/06/2022) (Release Date 05/06/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 04/25/2022) (Release Date 04/25/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 04/25/2022) (Release Date 04/25/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the Fifth Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 04/25/2022) (Release Date 04/25/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Blaine J. Kobayashi (Release Date: 04/14/2022) (Release Date 04/14/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 03/04/2022) (Release Date 03/04/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Peter T. Cahill (Release Date: 03/04/2022) (Release Date 03/04/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 02/18/2022) (Release Date 02/18/2022)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 02/18/2022) (Release Date 02/18/2022)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Michelle Kanani Laubach (Release Date: 02/18/2022) (Release Date 02/18/2022)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 02/18/2022) (Release Date 02/18/2022)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 02/18/2022) (Release Date 02/18/2022)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 11/05/2021) (Release Date 11/05/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 11/05/2021) (Release Date 11/05/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (Release Date: 11/05/2021) (Release Date 11/05/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 10/15/2021) (Release Date 10/15/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/13/2021) (Release Date 09/13/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/13/2021) (Release Date 09/13/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/13/2021) (Release Date 09/13/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/13/2021) (Release Date 09/13/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/13/2021) (Release Date 09/13/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/13/2021) (Release Date 09/13/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (Release Date: 09/03/2021) (Release Date 09/03/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Release Date: 09/03/2021) (Release Date 09/03/2021)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable James C. McWhinnie (Release Date: 06/10/2021) (Release Date 06/10/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals Nominees (Release Date: 06/09/2021) (Release Date 06/09/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 06/09/2021) (Release Date 06/09/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 05/07/2021) (Release Date 05/07/2021)
Amended Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 04/30/2021) (Release Date 04/30/2021)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (island of Maui) (Release Date: 4/9/21) (Release Date 04/09/2021)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 02/11/2021) (Release Date 02/11/2021)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date: 01/08/2021) (Release Date 01/08/2021)
Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) (Release Date: 01/08/2021) (Release Date 01/08/2021)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) (Release Date: 01/08/2021) (Release Date 01/08/2021)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Dyan M. Medeiros (Release Date: 01/08/2021) (Release Date 01/08/2021)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 12/18/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date 12/17/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date 12/17/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/27/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable William M. Domingo (Release Date: 11/27/2020) (Release Date 11/27/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 10/16/2020) (Release Date 10/16/2020)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/16/2020) (Release Date 10/16/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 10/02/2020) (Release Date 10/02/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/02/2020) (Release Date 10/02/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Associate Justice, Supreme Court Nominees (Release Date: 09/29/2020) (Release Date 09/29/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, Fifth Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/29/2020) (Release Date 09/29/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals (Release Date: 09/11/2020) (Release Date 09/11/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Sabrina S. McKenna (Release Date: 09/11/2020) (Release Date 09/11/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 08/14/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals Nominees (Release Date 08/14/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 08/14/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 08/14/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominee (Release Date 08/14/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 08/14/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominee (Release Date 08/14/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 08/14/2020)
Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Second Circuit (Release Date 07/24/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) (Release Date 06/05/2020)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Margaret K. Masunaga (Release Date 06/05/2020)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date 03/06/2020)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 02/14/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) District Judges, District Court of the First Circuit and District Family Judge, First Circuit (island of O’ahu) (Release Date 01/06/2020)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawaii (Release Date 12/13/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – District Family Judge, Second Circuit and District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 12/06/2019)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Robert M. Browning (Release Date: 11/15/2019) (Release Date 11/15/2019)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Position – District Family Judge, Fifth Circuit (Release Date 10/18/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 10/11/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 10/11/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) District Family Judges, First Circuit (Release Date 10/11/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 09/20/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/20/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/20/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/20/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date 08/30/2019)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 08/30/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals Nominees (Release Date 07/29/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 07/29/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 07/29/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 07/29/2019) (Release Date 07/29/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 07/29/2019) (Release Date 07/29/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 07/29/2019) (Release Date 07/29/2019)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 07/29/2019)
Notice of Judicial Position – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date 07/19/2019)
Notice of Judicial Position – District Family Judge, Fifth Circuit (Release Date 07/19/2019)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Edwin C. Nacino (Release Date 07/19/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 05/24/2019) (Release Date 05/24/2019)
Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 04/12/2019) (Release Date 04/12/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 03/29/2019) (Release Date 03/29/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date 01/25/2019)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 12/28/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 12/14/2018)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Gary W. B. Chang (Release Date 12/14/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – TWO (2) Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/30/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date 11/09/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – THREE (3) Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/09/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/11/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals Nominees (Release Date 09/05/2018)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Kevin A. K. Souza (Release Date 08/03/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 05/18/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 05/18/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 05/18/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 05/18/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii (Release Date 04/13/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 04/13/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date 03/13/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals Nominees (Release Date 02/05/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 02/05/2018)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 02/05/2018)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 12/01/2017) (Release Date 12/01/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 12/01/2017) (Release Date 12/01/2017)
Notice of Deadline Extended for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: 11/03/2017) (Release Date 11/03/2017)
Amended Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date 10/13/2017)
Amended Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/13/2017) (Release Date 10/13/2017)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Paul B. K. Wong (Release Date: 10/06/2017) (Release Date 10/06/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/06/2017) (Release Date 10/06/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit (Release Date: 10/06/2017) (Release Date 10/06/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First (Release Date: 10/02/2017) (Release Date 10/02/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 10/02/2017) (Release Date 10/02/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 10/02/2017) (Release Date 10/02/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 10/02/2017) (Release Date 10/02/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 07/31/2017) (Release Date 07/31/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 07/31/2017) (Release Date 07/31/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Second Circuit (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Katherine G. Leonard (Release Date: 07/21/2017) (Release Date 07/21/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit (Release Date: 03/17/2017) (Release Date 03/17/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 03/17/2017) (Release Date 03/17/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 02/14/2017) (Release Date 02/14/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 02/14/2017) (Release Date 02/14/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 02/14/2017)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 01/27/2017) (Release Date 01/27/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: January 26, 2017) (Release Date 01/26/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 01/12/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: January 12, 2017) (Release Date 01/12/2017)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Jennifer L. Ching (Release Date: 01/06/2017) (Release Date 01/06/2017)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 01/06/2017) (Release Date 01/06/2017)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Intermediate Court of Appeals Nominees (Release Date 01/04/2017)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Randal G. B. Valenciano (Release Date 11/25/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Edmund D. Acoba (Release Date 11/25/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/25/2016)
Notice of Deadline Extended for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date 10/07/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Glenn J. Kim (Release Date 10/07/2016)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release District Court of the Fifth Circuit Nominees (Release Date 08/03/2016)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release Family Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 08/03/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 06/03/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 06/03/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies- Two (2) District Judges, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 05/20/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Bode A. Uale (Release Date 05/13/2016)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release Family Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 05/03/2016)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 05/03/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Blaine J. Kobayashi (Release Date 04/29/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Linda K. C. Luke (Release Date: April 29, 2016) (Release Date 04/29/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 04/29/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) Circuit Judges, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 04/29/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawai’i (Release Date 04/29/2016)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release District Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 03/14/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Steven M. Nakashima (Release Date 02/26/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Matthew J. Viola (Release Date 02/05/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Sherri-Ann L. Iha (Release Date 02/05/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Release Date 01/29/2016)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Family Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 01/15/2016)
Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Michael K. Tanigawa (Release Date 12/18/2015)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Family Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 11/20/2015)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date 11/20/2015)
Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 10/30/2015)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release Circuit Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/24/2015)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/24/2015)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/23/2015)
Deadline Extended for Applying for Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date 08/07/2015)
Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Hawaii) (Release Date 04/24/2015)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 03/23/2015)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release- Family Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 03/17/2015)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release District Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/12/2014)
Judicial Selection Commission Press Release Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/12/2014)
Press Release Announcement – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date 03/21/2014)
Press Release Announcement – Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Nominees (Release Date 01/27/2014)
District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date 09/16/2013)
District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 06/13/2013)
Press Release Announcement – Circuit Court Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 11/30/2012)
Press Release Announcement – District Family Court Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date 11/27/2012)
Announcement – Judicial Selection Commission Informational Meetings in Hilo, Maui, Kona, Kauai and Oahu (Release Date 09/12/2012)
Announcement – Judicial Selection Commission Informational Meetings (Release Date 06/19/2012)
Press Release Announcement – Circuit Court of the Second Circuit Appointment (Release Date 06/14/2012)
Press Release Announcement – Circuit Court Judge of the Second Circuit and Hawai`i Supreme Court Associate Justice Nominees (Release Date 05/11/2012)
Press Release Announcement – District Family Court Judge, Second Circuit Court Nominees (Release Date 03/16/2012)
Press Release Announcement – District Judge, First Circuit Court Nominees (Release Date 02/17/2012)
Press Release Announcement – District Judge, Second Circuit Court Nominees (Release Date 11/23/2011)
Press Release Announcement – JSC Rule Change (Release Date 11/16/2011)

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Request for Public Comments – Applicants for two (2) Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawai’i (Release Date: 02/10/2023) (Release Date 02/10/2023)

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