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Judicial Selection Commission Archive
- Archive of Current and Past Members of Judicial Selection Commission
- Order Certifying Election Results for Hawaii State Bar Member to Judicial Selection Commission (November 6, 2014)
- Order Certifying Election Results for Hawaii State Bar Member to Judicial Selection Commission (October 4, 2012)
Notice of Judicial Vacancy
- Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 04/24/2015)
- Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Release Date: 04/24/2015)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy-District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 11/25/14)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy-District Family Judge, Family Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 10/27/14)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy-District Judge, District Court of the First Judicial Circuit (Release Date: 5/12/14)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy-District Judge, District Court of the Third Judicial Circuit (Release Date: 4/30/14)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies-Circuit Judges, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 4/8/14)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Court (Release Date: October 17, 2013)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Associate Justice, Supreme Court (August 15, 2013)
- Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit (Release Date: May 3, 2013)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, First Circuit Court (Release Date: January 25, 2013)
- Notice of Judicial Vacancies (Release Date: June 29, 2012)
- Deadline Extended – Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies (Release Date: February 15, 2012)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies (Release Date: November 4, 2011)
- Amended Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date: August, 29, 2011)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date: August, 29, 2011)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date: April 27, 2011)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy (Release Date: February 16, 2011)
Notice of Petition For Retention in Judicial Office
- Notice Of Petition for Retention -The Honorable Kathleen N. A. Watanabe (Release Date: February 25, 2015)
- Notice of Petition for Retention- The Honorable Lono J. Lee (Release Date: 12/3/14)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Richard T. Bissen, Jr. (Release Date: 10/29/14)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Randal K. O. Lee (Release Date: 10/21/14)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Elizabeth A. Strance (Release Date: 10/8/14)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Melvin H. Fujino (Release Date: 5/30/14)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Kelsey T. Kawano (Release Date: 3/5/14)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Glenn S. Hara (Release Date: 12/17/13)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Alexa D. M. Fujise (Release Date: 12/10/13)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Bert I. Ayabe (Release Date: 12/10/13)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Clarence A. Pacarro (Release Date: 12/10/13)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Paul T. Murakami (Release Date: 12/10/13)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Hilary Benson Gangnes (Release Date: November 21, 2013)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Richard K. Perkins (Release Date: November 5, 2013)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Greg K. Nakamura (Release Date: October 17, 2013)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Dexter D. Del Rosario (Release Date: October 14, 2013)
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Patrick W. Border (Release Date: October 7, 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: November 30, 2012) - Notice of Petition for Retention–The Honorable Trudy K. Senda (Release Date: October 26, 2012)
- Notice of Petition for Retention–The Honorable Paula A. Nakayama (Release Date:October 26, 2012)
- Notice of Petition for Retention–The Honorable Keith E. Tanaka (Release Date: September 7, 2012)
- Notice of Petition for Retention of The Honorable Gerald H. Kibe (Release Date: June 29, 2012)
- Notice of Petition for Retention of The Honorable David W. Lo (Release Date: January 6, 2012)
- Notice of Petition for Retention of the Honorable Barbara P. Richardson (Release Date: November 4, 2011)
- Notice of Petition for Retention of The Honorable Aley K. Auna, Jr. (Release Date: October 10, 2011)
Press Release Announcements
- Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Michael K. Tanigawa (Release Date: 12/18/2015)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (Release Date: 11/20/2015)
- Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, Family Court of the Third 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 First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/24/2015)
- Judicial Selection Commission Press Release Circuit Court of the Third 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: August 7, 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 First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 02/ 23/15)
- Judicial Selection Commission Press Release Circuit Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/12/14)
- Judicial Selection Commission Press Release District Court of the Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: 09/12/14)
- Press Release Announcement – District Family Judge, Third Circuit Nominees (Release Date: March 21, 2014)
- Press Release Announcement – Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Nominees (Release Date: January 27, 2014)
- District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit Nominees (Release Date: September 16, 2013)
- District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: June 13, 2013)
- Press Release Announcement – Circuit Court Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: November 30, 2012)
- Press Release Announcement – District Family Court Judge, First Circuit Nominees (Release Date: November 27, 2012)
- Announcement – Judicial Selection Commission Informational Meetings in Hilo, Maui, Kona, Kauai and Oahu (September 12, 2012)
- Announcement – Judicial Selection Commission Informational Meetings (Release Date: June 19, 2012)
- Press Release Announcement – Circuit Court of the Second Circuit Appointment (Release Date: June 14, 2012)
- Press Release Announcement – Circuit Court Judge of the Second Circuit and Hawai`i Supreme Court Associate Justice Nominees (Release Date: May 11, 2012)
- Press Release Announcement – District Family Court Judge, Second Circuit Court Nominees (Release Date: March 16, 2012)
- Press Release Announcement – District Judge, First Circuit Court Nominees (Release Date: February 17, 2012)
- Press Release Announcement – District Judge, Second Circuit Court Nominees (Release Date: November 23, 2011)
- Press Release Announcement – JSC Rule Change (Release Date: November 16, 2011)