Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Matthew J. Viola
Posted on Feb 5, 2016 in JSC Press Releases, Judicial Selection CommissionFor immediate release: February 5, 2016
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR RETENTION THE HONORABLE MATTHEW J. VIOLA
The Judicial Selection Commission, State of Hawaiʻi, announces that the term of the Honorable Matthew J. Viola as District Family Judge of the Family Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, will expire on August 25, 2016. Judge Viola 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 Viola 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 Viola 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 May 5, 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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