#Court Of Appeals
Ninth Circuit Upholds Hawaiʻi’s Open Primary Elections
The ruling keeps Hawaiʻi’s primary elections open to all registered voters, regardless of their formal party affiliation.
Mark Recktenwald nominated as Chief Justice for Hawaii Supreme Court
Governor Linda Lingle today nominated Associate Justice Mark E. Recktenwald to serve as Chief Justice of the Hawai‘i State Supreme Court. If confirmed, Recktenwald, 54, would succeed Chief Justice Ronald Moon to become Hawai‘i’s fifth Chief Justice; serving an initial 10-year term as the head of the State’s highest court, while overseeing the Hawai‘i Judiciary. “I […]