Judge M. Kanani Laubach

M. Kanani Laubach

M. Kanani Laubach was appointed by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald as judge of the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (Island of Hawai’i) on August 10, 2016. She was later appointed as interim Deputy Chief Judge effective on June 1, 2019. As of June 26, 2020, Judge Laubach has been assigned as Deputy Chief Judge of the District Court of the Third Circuit. Judge Laubach currently serves on various committees which help to forward the mission of the Judiciary, as an independent branch of government, to administer justice in an impartial, efficient, and accessible manner in accordance with the law.

Prior to serving on the bench Judge Laubach worked as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the City and County of Honolulu as well as the County of Hawaii from 2003-2011. Judge Laubach entered private practice in 2011 handling cases involving criminal, family, and civil litigation/collection matters.

Judge Laubach graduated from the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law in 2003, and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar the same year. She is also a graduate of Chaminade University of Hawaii where she received a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology in 2000.