Karen Nakasone
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2020 - Present
2030
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Karen Nakasone is a judge on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. She was nominated by Governor David Ige (D) on September 11, 2020.[1] Nakasone was confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate on October 6, 2020, for a ten year term.[2]
Nakasone is a former judge on the O`ahu First Circuit Court in Hawaii. She was nominated by Governor Neil Abercrombie in August 2011 to succeed Sabrina S. McKenna. The nomination was confirmed by the Hawaii Senate, by a vote of 22-0.[3][4][5]
Education
Nakasone received her undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College and her J.D. from Boston University School of Law. [6]
Career
From 1996 until her appointment, Nakasone was a Deputy Public Defender in Honolulu. Before that, she was a law clerk for Simeon Acoba.[6]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2009 Best Lawyers under 40, Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- 2008 Pacific Century Fellow
Associations
- Arbitrator, Court Annexed Arbitration Program
- Board of Directors, Hawaii Women Lawyers
- Board of Directors, Board of Bar Examiners
- Board of Directors, Hawaii Chapter, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Past President, Japanese American Citizens League, Honolulu Chapter
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ governor.hawaii.gov, "Office of the Governor — News Release — Governor Ige Appoints Circuit Judge To Intermediate Court Of Appeals," September 11, 2020
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Intermediate Court of Appeals as Associate Judge, Gubernatorial Nominee, KAREN T. NAKASONE, for a term of 10 years." accessed November 2, 2020
- ↑ Hawaii Star Advertiser, "Governor nominates Karen Nakasone to state judgeship," August 15, 2011
- ↑ Honolulu Star-Advertiser, "Senate approves Nakasone appointment to Circuit Court," September 1, 2011
- ↑ Hawaii State Judiciary, "First Circuit (Oahu) Judges Telephone Listing," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Office of the Hawaii Governor, Press Release: "Governor Abercrombie Names Deputy Public Defender Nakasone to the Circuit Court," August 15, 2011
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Hawaii • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Hawaii
State courts:
Hawaii Supreme Court • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals • Hawaii Circuit Courts • Hawaii District Courts • Hawaii Family Courts
State resources:
Courts in Hawaii • Hawaii judicial elections • Judicial selection in Hawaii
