Committees

2021 Awards Luncheon
Budget and Finance
Civil Justice
Communications
Editorial Policy
Criminal Justice
Judicial Administration
Judicial Diversity
Judicial Selection, Retention and Accountability
Law School Affiliation(s)
Membership
Programs Committee
SideBar Program
Convention Steering Committee
Conference Programs Committee
Conference Cultural Program Committee

2021 Awards Luncheon

Co-chairs:
Calvert Chipchase
Walter Kirimitsu
Gerald Sekiya

Members:
Michael Broderick
Susan DeGuzman
Mallory Martin
Victoria Marks

Budget and Finance

Co-chairs:
BJ Kobayashi
(Co-chair to be appointed)

Civil Justice (including Family Court, ADR)

Co-chairs:
Jeanette Castagnetti
Rai Saint Chu

Members:
Lisa Bail
Meredith Burns
Richard Clifton
Jeffrey Crabtree
Naʻunanikinaʻu Kamaliʻi
James Kawachika
Victoria Marks
Natasha Shaw
Jesse Souki

Communications

Co-chairs:
Nathan Hokama
Brian Kang

Members:
Colleen Hirai
Neal Kanda
Arkie Koehl
Anton Krucky
Colin Miwa
Carol Muranaka
Dean Ochiai
Barbara Tanabe

AJS Bulletin Editor:
Carol Muranaka

AJS Bulletin Staff:
Avery Matro
Daniel Padilla
Rebecca Neff

Editorial Policy (subcommittee of Communications Committee)

Chair:
Barbara Tanabe

Members:
James Ashford
Carol Muranaka

Ex-Officio Members:
David Richert (IL)
Russell Carparelli (CO)

Criminal Justice

Co-chairs:
Shirley Kawamura Shimizu
John Tonaki

Members:
Steven Alm
Mateo Caballero
Arkie Koehl
Nanci Kriedman
Landon Murata
Craig Nakamura
James Tabe

Staff:
Avery Matro

Judicial Administration

Co-chairs:
Lisa Ginoza
Ted Pettit

Members:
Troy Andrade
Hilary Gangnes
David Louie
Rodney Maile
Kenneth Mansfield
Patricia Mau-Shimizu
Randy Perreira
Steven Uejio

Staff:
Alicia Fung

Judicial Diversity

Co-chairs:
Simeon Acoba
Aviam Soifer

Members:
Togtokhbayar Ganzorig
Daylin-Rose Heather
Clarissa Malinao
Sabrina McKenna
Jill Otake
Daniel Padilla

Ex-Officio Members:
Henry Frye (NC)
George Madison (NY)

Judicial Education

Vice-chair:
Lisa Woods Munger

Members:
Troy Andrade
Lynda Asato
Daylin-Rose Heather
Brandon Kimura
M. Margaret McKeown
Kaʻiulani Sodaro
Caycie Gusman Wong

Judicial Selection, Retention and Accountability

Co-chairs:
Timothy Johns
Colin Miwa

Members:
Jan Boivin
Jeannette Castagnetti
Jocelyn Chong
Clare Connors
Virginia Crandall
Darolyn Lendio Heim
Mallory Martin
Lionel Tokioka

Ex-Officio Members:
Robert Kaufman (NY)
Paul Titus (PA)

Special Advisor on Judicial Conduct and Ethics:
Gerald Sekiya

Law School Affiliation(s)

Co-chairs:
Jan Boivin
(co-chair to be added)

Members:
Larry Foster
(additional members to be added)

Ex-Officio Members:
James Alfini (TX)
Seth Andersen (IA)

Membership

Co-chairs:
Virginia Crandall
Jodi Yi

Members:
Jeannette Castagnetti
Colleen Hirai
Brian Kang
Landon Murata
Daniel Padilla
Barbara Richardson
Kristine Yoo

Programs Committee

Chair:
Sylvia Yuen

Members:
Mark Bennett
Victoria Marks
Rhonda Nishimura
Robert Toyofuku

Ex-Officio:
Judith Chirlin (CA)
Cara Lee Neville (MN)

Co-chairs:
Calvert Chipchase
Colin Miwa
Paula Nakayama
Carrie Okinaga

Members:
Dean Ochiai
(additional members to be added)

Convention Steering Committee

Chair:
Lawrence Okinaga

Vice-chairs:
Ivan Lui-Kwan
Colin Miwa
Sylvia Yuen

Members:
William Harstad
Colleen Hirai
Timothy Johns
Brandon Kimura
Russell Lau
Barbara Tanabe
Randy Tanaka
John Tonaki

Staff:
Susan Asato
Avery Matro
Rebecca Neff
Daniel Padilla
Ian Wesley-Smith

Conference Programs Committee

Chair:
Colin Miwa

Members:
Jodi Yi

Ex-Officio:
Chris Guthrie (TN)
John Mikhail (DC)

Staff:
Daniel J. Padilla
Ian R. Wesley-Smith

Conference Volunteers Committee

Chair:
John Tonaki

Members:
Daylin-Rose Heather
Ian R. Wesley-Smith

Conference Cultural Program Committee

Chair:
Ivan Lui-Kwan

Member:
Naʻunanikinaʻu Kamaliʻi