AJS News

Please join us on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm (HST) via Zoom for a presentation on the 2022-23 Supreme Court Term by Seth Waxman, Partner, WilmerHale. Universally considered …

Young lawyers and summer associates are invited to participate in the 2023 Sidebar Program organized by AJS on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court.  …

A number of Hawai‘i organizations recently joined together to donate a total of $100,000 to the American Judicature Society (AJS). BJ Kobayashi, who serves as the AJS finance committee chair, spearheaded the …

AJS members and others may be interested in the upcoming National Judicial College’s Spring 2023 Jackson Lecture on Monday, April 17, 2023, 11:00 am Pacific. The lecture will be presented by Judge …

Congratulations to Justice Sabrina McKenna, co-chair of the AJS Diversity Committee, for being honored with the 2023 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award presented by the American Bar Association’s Commission on …

AJS members Judge M. Margaret McKeown and Judge Susan Oki Mollway put their writing talents to work and have published books that might interest you. Judge McKeown currently serves as an ex-officio …

Christmas arrived early for AJS! Lawrence S. Okinaga, AJS Chairman, made a special announcement at the AJS Annual Meeting and Program on December 8, 2022 at the Pacific Club. The Okinaga Ohana …

The AJS Annual Meeting & Program was held on December 8, 2022 at the Pacific Club with nearly 80 registered members and guests. Chairman Lawrence Okinaga welcomed everyone and reported on the election of …

The AJS ohana is saddened to learn of the passing of First Circuit District Judge Darolyn Lendio Heim yesterday. Judge Lendio Heim was a member of AJS and most recently served on …

We just learned of the sudden passing of Judge Judy Chirlin, who served on the AJS Program Committee and the AJS Planning for the Future of AJS and the Formation of State …