AJS News

Young lawyers and summer associates are invited to participate in the 2024 Sidebar Program organized by AJS on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Hawaiʻi Supreme …

AJS will conduct its annual webinar on July 17 and will feature Kathleen M. Sullivan presenting on the US Supreme Court 2023 – 2024 term. Kathleen M. Sullivan is the founding chair …

Please join us on February 23, 2024, for an online presentation on Judicial Diversity: Why It Matters and How to Achieve It. The session will feature: Mark E. Recktenwald, Chief Justice, Supreme …

Please join us in extending congratulations to two of our members who recently made the news with their professional accomplishments! Our best wishes to Lisa Ginoza and Brandon Kimura as they embark …

We’re pleased to share an article, American Judicature Society Supports Protections for Hawaii’s Judges, which appeared in the January 2024 issue of the Hawaii Bar Journal. The article was written by Steven …

The 2023 Annual Meeting & Program was another success! Held on December 7, 2023 at the festively decorated Pacific Club, AJS welcomed approximately 96 members and guests. Chairman Lawrence Okinaga welcomed everyone …

In case you missed the recent op-ed on “Hawaii judges’ safety vital to Judiciary” by The Honorable Mark E. Recktenwald, Chief Judge Derrick K. Watson, and Judge Richard R. Clifton, we’re sharing …

Threats and attacks have become an everyday occurrence in our country, a terrifying fact of life we have to deal with. Public officials, and especially judges across our country, are not immune …

UPDATE: Registration is now closed; capacity has been reached. Please join us on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at The Pacific Club, 4:30-6:30 pm. This year’s program is Public Service and Judging, featuring: …

AJS Chairman Lawrence Okinaga was recently on KHON’s What’s the Law, a weekly podcast which provides valuable information on important legal topics. He joined producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss how judges …