O`ahu First Circuit Family Court, Hawaii

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The O`ahu First Circuit Family Court is one of four family courts in Hawaii. It is a trial court dedicated to cases involving families and children. The courts preside over cases involving items such as divorce, adoption, delinquency, and restraining orders.^[1]

Judges[edit]

Per diem judges[edit]

Per Diem Judges are part-time judges appointed by the Chief Justice on an "as needed basis" to preside in the District Court or Family courts.^[3]

As of August 2014, First Circuit Per Diem Judges include:

Patricia C. Aburano
Ronald A. Albu
Gale L. F. Ching
Darryl Y.C. Choy
Paula Devens-Matayoshi
Philip M. Doi
Peter C.K. Fong
Thomas A.K. Haia
James H. Hershey
Na`unanikina`u Kamali`i
Lenore K. J. H. Lee
Wilson M.N. Loo
Michael A. Marr
Linda S. Martell
Paul A. Meares
John A. Montalbano
Russel S. Nagata
William Nagel, III
Alvin K. Nishimura
Maura M. Okamoto
Blake T. Okimoto
Karen M. Radius
Nancy Ryan
Randal I. Shintani
Frances Q.F. Wong
Timothy David Woo, Jr.^[4]

Former judges[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

Hawaii courts

Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Hawaii • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Hawaii

State courts:

Hawaii Supreme Court • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals • Hawaii Circuit Courts • Hawaii District Courts • Hawaii Family Courts

State resources:

Courts in Hawaii • Hawaii judicial elections • Judicial selection in Hawaii

[1] Hawaii State Judiciary, "Family court website," accessed April 16, 2015

[2] Hawaii State Judiciary, "First Circuit Judges Telephone Listing," accessed August 21, 2014

[3] Hawaii State Judiciary, "Per Diem Judges website," accessed April 16, 2015

[4] Hawaii State Judiciary, "First Circuit (O`ahu) Per Diem Judges," accessed August 27, 2014

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