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Shanlyn Alohakeao Souza Park (born 1969) [1] is an American lawyer from Hawaii who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii since 2024. She previously served as a judge of the Hawaii First Circuit Court from 2021 to 2024.
Hawaii voters approve major constitutional amendments, and see new leadership emerge in local races, including the Big Island mayor. Hawaii election recap: Who won, lost key races in the Aloha ...
However, the following day, the presiding circuit court judge Ronald B. Jamieson ordered a partial recount to begin. A limited retabulation showed Nixon's margin over Kennedy decreasing, and as more ballots were opened and retabulated on subsequent days, Nixon's lead shrank and eventually disappeared.
The primary civil and criminal court in Hawaii is the body known as the Hawaii state circuit courts. They rule all jury trial cases and have exclusive jurisdiction over probate, guardianship and criminal felony cases as well as civil cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000. The Hawaii State family courts deal with family law.
In all, 10 candidates will be on the Aug. 2 primary ballot for district court judge. The six judges running unopposed are: Tim Dupree (Division 3) Bill Klapper (Division 6) Kathleen Lynch (Divison 10)
(The District Courts conduct bench trials while the Intermediate Court of Appeals and Supreme Court are appellate courts). The circuit courts have exclusive original jurisdiction over probate and guardianship cases, criminal felony cases, and civil cases where the amount in controversy exceeds US$40,000. [1] The circuit courts are organized ...
Hawaii has supported Democrats in every presidential election in which it has participated except 1972 and 1984, when incumbent Republican candidates won 49-state landslides. In 2008 , Barack Obama , the first candidate to have been born in Hawaii, won the state by his largest margin, receiving 72% of the vote to 27% for his Republican rival ...
The race to replace an embattled former Superior Court judge was hanging in the balance by just 13 votes on Tuesday night. Court Commissioner Bronson Brown had a sliver of a lead with 49.8%, or ...