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Hawaii Matters Concerning the Court, Amendment 10 (1978)
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The Hawaii Matters Concerning the Court, Amendment 10, also known as Amendment 10, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 7, 1978, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed six new additions to the constitution: Article VI, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and Article XVIII, Section 5. The amendments stated that an intermediate court of appeals would be created and make district courts constitutional rather than legislative creations; made courts limit the time they have to finish their cases; removed minimum salaries for judges from the constitution and created a salary commission; required judges to be Hawaiian residents for at least five years, U.S. citizens and licensed attorneys; created a judicial selection commission to recommend judges of the supreme court, court of appeals or circuit court who are then picked by the governor and approved by the Senate; and gave the supreme court more power to discipline judges and started a judicial discipline commission.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 10 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 168,639 | 66.86% | ||
| No | 83,587 | 33.14% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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