Judiciary

...President Donald Trump announced six new judicial nominees on Friday, including two to seats on the once reliably liberal Ninth Circuit and four to federal courts in California....

...let's give them a second chance--or a 22nd chance....

...Grand Jury Counsel, Disciplinary Board, Board of Bar Examiners....

...The Senate will meet in Special Session on Monday and Tuesday, September 16 and 17, 2019 at 10:00 A.M....

...Clyde J. Wadsworth – 61, Solicitor General, Department of the Attorney General, State of Hawaiʻi, is appointed to the Intermediate Court of Appeals....

... Has a Honolulu lawyer invented time travel—or is he now set for his 15 minutes of fame? ....

...The Chief Justice has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment....

...Really Obvious Question: How will Clayton Hee exploit his leverage over Hawaii criminals?....

...The confirmation of Trump nominee Daniel Bress in July gave the president his seventh judge on the court. It also brought the once lopsided appeals court to 16 Democrat appointees and 12 Republican appointees, with one remaining vacancy.... 

...Ige has until Aug. 28 to make his appointments, which are subject to Senate confirmation....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill a new judicial position in the State of Hawaii....

...Bress will fill the seat vacated by Judge Alex Kozinski, who stepped down in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations.... 

...with proceedings stayed until the criminal proceedings are final....

...Hawaii’s property owners now have many more options for fighting back against oppressive government regulation of property than they did last week.... 

...John Topasna Mantanona aka 'Boom' was arrested today, June 26, 2019, and charged with obstructing justice by endeavoring to influence a juror and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride....

"...the original intent of the program was to increase school attendance rates, which the program did...."

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

...The Senate confirmed a Los Angeles attorney Tuesday to a seat on the Ninth Circuit after he faced criticisms from Democrats over his record of representing fossil fuel companies in court, making him the second Trump nominee added to the San Francisco-based appeals court in a week....

...Applicants Sought for Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court....

... We control the purse strings, so we said no to a lot of their money. They reversed some of their decisions. We gave them some money. So the tension worked ....

...For three and a half years, Gilpin alleges, Hiraoka was simultaneously fighting to save Gary Dubin’s law license in one court while opposing Dubin in another, creating a conflict of interest....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy....

...when an officer has custody of a child under the age of 16, the child shall consult with legal counsel before waiving any constitutional rights and before any custodial interrogation....

...The application must be postmarked or delivered on or before the application deadline of Thursday, June 27, 2019....

...Before the ink was dry on those judgments, the Department of Taxation produced additional assessments against the taxpayers, this time on car rental commissions....

...The Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Maui, Molokai, and Lanai) is seeking applications for independent grand jury counsel for 2019 to 2020....

...which statute of limitations applies to takings claims: the two-year personal injury statute, or the six-year "catch all." The answer has not been definitively resolved by Hawaii's courts....

...Kaneshiro's decision to take a "leave of absence" does not stop the Supreme Court proceedings regarding his law license....

...The Board recommends that the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i issue an Order that Respondent Dubin be DISBARRED....

...“Once he sent those disciplinary notices to those employees, signed them, and said you are hereby put on notice, I think it’s moved over to tampering with a witness or obstruction of justice”....

"...the JEFS system has failed to notify us of events in the cases in which we are counsel...."

...The terms will run from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023....

...independent grand jury counsel for Hilo and Kona....

...Mr. Ozawa was able to but did not object to any justice’s participation in this case before the final decision. Mr. Ozawa also did not raise any objection to Justice Pollack’s and Justice Wilson’s participation in the 2014 election challenge....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....

...Under our constitution, the Judiciary is sometimes called upon to protect the rights of those whose views may be unpopular....

... Hirono argues religious freedom is "the alt-right's position" -- but she didn't dare to vote nay ....

...The decision comes after a divided Ninth Circuit last month rebuked Gilliam for “abuse of discretion” by blocking interim versions of the rules in December 2017 in all 50 states....

"...I stand strongly against those who are fomenting religious bigotry, citing as disqualifiers Buescher’s Catholicism and his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus...." -- Rep Tulsi Gabbard

... Greetings from your local, Capitol Hill-area Knights of Columbus Council, Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Council 11302 ....

...Hirono is pushing for the nominee, Brian Buescher, to drop his membership in the organization and recuse himself from cases in which it has taken a position....

...Search as you might, there's nothing there that helps or hurts in the water law department....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations....

...Dubin, along with ex-Governor John Waihee, co-host "The Foreclosure Hour" on AM830....

...The Commission invites anyone who meets the constitutional requirements and is interested in the position to apply....

...Why would any court trust 'exculpatory' evidence submitted by a convicted felon?....

...He thanked Democrats for unifying the Republican Party.... 

...The Senate is expected to meet in a special session on October 24-25 to consider the nomination....

... There was laughter heard from the audience ....

...Bruce Kim is no longer Chief Counsel of the Office of Disciplinary Affairs, the Hawaii Judiciary office handling errant lawyers....