Hawaii judicial elections

• Courts in Hawaii
  • Hawaii Supreme Court
  • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
  • Hawaii Circuit Courts
  • Hawaii Judicial Districts
  • United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
  • United States bankruptcy court, District of Hawaii
• Judicial selection in Hawaii

Judges in Hawaii do not participate in judicial elections. Instead, they are chosen via gubernatorial appointment from a nominating commission and confirmed by the Hawaii Senate. When their terms expire, a nominating commission determines whether to retain the judges.

Hawaii is one of seven states that does not use judicial elections as a selection method. Instead, judges are selected by one of the appointment methods. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Footnotes

Hawaii courts

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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