Applicants Sought for First Circuit (Oahu) District Family Court and District Court Per Diem Judges

The District Loved ones Courtroom and the District Court docket of the Initial Circuit are accepting apps on a rolling basis from lawyers interested in serving as per diem judges. The application variety is posted on the Judiciary site.

An authentic and a few copies of finished apps may perhaps be mailed or hand-shipped to:

Committee to Appraise Skills of For each Diem Judges
ATTN: Judge Matthew Viola
4675 Kapolei Parkway
Honolulu, Hi, 96707

An more duplicate will have to be mailed or hand-delivered specifically to the Main Justice:

Main Justice Mark E. Recktenwald
Supreme Court of Hawaii
417 South King Road
Honolulu, Hi 96813

Pursuant to Article VI, Part 3 of the Hawaii Point out Structure, applicants should be citizens and citizens of the State and of the United States, and should have been licensed to exercise regulation by the Supreme Court docket of Hawaii for a period of time of not significantly less than five years previous nomination. You should be encouraged that the Fee on Judicial Conduct has indicated in a official view that any for each diem judge and his/her companions and associates may well not follow in the courtroom to which the per diem decide is assigned. Furthermore, pursuant to the Hawai`i Point out Structure, govt personnel (federal, state, or county) are disqualified from serving as for every diem judges. In addition, as soon as appointed, for every diem judges are prohibited from keeping other public positions for income (e.g., instructing at the William S. Richardson College of Law).

For each diem judges are component-time judges appointed by the Chief Justice on an “as desired basis” to preside in the District Court or District Relatives Court.

Immediately after acquiring guidance and filling out the software type, nominees are interviewed by the Committee to Appraise Skills of Per Diem Judges and on variety, an buy of appointment need to be submitted. Following getting the oath of workplace, for each diem judges are ready for assignments.

For the duration of their time period of company, for every diem judges can however engage in the private exercise of law subject to the constraints set forth previously mentioned. Payment is been given only for the days which actual service is rendered based mostly on the regular amount of compensation compensated to a District Courtroom decide. See HRS area 604-2(b).