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The Hawaii Supreme Court is Hawaii's court of last resort. The Supreme Court hears appeals that are properly brought before the court upon applications for writs of certiorari to the Intermediate Court of Appeals and applications for transfer from the Intermediate Court of Appeals.
The court's justices
Selection of justices
Hawaii uses the commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection for choosing its justices. "The Governor is given the names of potential justices from which a candidate is selected; the Hawaii Senate then approves the selection. By statute, once candidates are presented to the Governor, he or she has 30 days to make a selection, and the Senate has 30 days to approve or reject. Within six months of term expiration, each justice must apply for another term or notify the Judicial selection Commission of their retirement. This commission then determines if a justice will be retained in office. Justices may not serve past the age of 70."[1]
The commission on judicial conduct has the authority to investigate and conduct hearings concerning allegations of judicial misconduct or disability and to recommend to the supreme court that a judge be reprimanded, disciplined, suspended, retired, or removed."[2]
Current justices
Court turnover
Governor Linda Lingle will have an opportunity to appoint a third justice with the mandatory retirement of Ronald Moon, who will be 70 years old in 2010.[3]
Chief justice
Ronald Moon is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawai`i. He was sworn into this position on March 31, 1993, after having served as an associate justice on the state's highest court for three years. His current term on the court would end on March 30, 2013 if not for his mandatory retirement on March 30, 2010 due to reaching the age of 70.
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