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Glenn J. Kim
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Glenn J. Kim is a judge of the O'ahu First Circuit of Hawaii. He was nominated in 2007 by Gov. Linda Lingle and approved in a divided vote by the Hawaii Senate to replace retired Judge Marcia Waldorf. In 2017, the Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission voted to retain Kim for another 10-year term.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Kim earned a B.A and a J.D. at the University of Hawaii, and also earned a A.M and Ph.D from Harvard University.[5][6]
Career
Kim worked a deputy prosecuting attorney at the Honolulu Prosecutor's Office from 1993 till his judicial appointment. Prior to that, he worked as a law clerk for Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald Moon, as a defender intern in the Office of the Public Defender, and as a judicial extern for federal district court judge Alan Kay.
Kim also worked as an assistant professor of English at the University of Hawaii, as a lecturer of history and literature at Harvard University, and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.[5][6]
Awards and associations
Awards:
- The Bronze Star Medal (U.S. Army)
- Carl K. Mirikitani Valedictory Prize
Associations:
- Hawaii State Bar Association[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Judiciary, "First Circuit (Oahu) Judges Telephone Listing," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ Star Bulletin, "Recktenwald, Kim up for judgeships"
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Bill States GM 404"
- ↑ Dave Beaudoin, "Email correspondence with Stacey Aluag, Administrative Assistant, Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission," May 1, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hawaii State Legislature, "STAND. COM. REP. 1059 Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007, RE:GOV. MSG. NO. 404"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star-Bulletin, "Controversial judge gets OK"
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
