HRS §603-3
Number and naming of first circuit court judges
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Starting July 1, 1992, the first circuit court will have 25 judges. Each judge is given a number from first to twenty-fifth. This section just sets the number and titles of the judges.
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The statute, as written — First circuit court judges
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Effective July 1, 1992, the circuit court of the first circuit shall consist of twenty-five judges, who shall be styled as first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-fifth judge, respectively.
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