Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Michael K. Tanigawa
Posted on Dec 18, 2015 in JSC Press Releases, Judicial Selection CommissionFor immediate release: December 18, 2015
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR RETENTION THE HONORABLE MICHAEL K. TANIGAWA
The Judicial Selection Commission, State of Hawaiʻi, announces that the term of the Honorable Michael K. Tanigawa as a District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu), State of Hawaiʻi, will expire on August 25, 2016. Judge Tanigawa, 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 Tanigawa 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 Tanigawa 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 form JS-P-081, Judicial Evaluation Retention Form. Written comments and/or form JS-P-081 must be postmarked or faxed by
March 17, 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/jsc
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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