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Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State Senate
The Judiciary Committee (formerly known as the Judiciary and Labor Committee) is a standing committee of the Hawaii State Senate. It was formed for the 2011 session. Prior to that, it was divided between the Judiciary and Government Operations Committee and the Labor Committee.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Hawaii State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | Committee on Judiciary (JDC). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to the courts, crime prevention and control, including juvenile justice matters, criminal code revision, statutory revision, campaign spending and elections, ethics, constitutional matters, the Attorney General, Public Defender, and Judiciary, and individual rights and civil liberties.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Labor Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Chair | ||||
| • Karl Rhoads, Vice chair | ||||
| • Mike Gabbard | ||||
| • Donna Kim | ||||
| • Laura Thielen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Labor Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Maile Shimabukuro, Vice chair | ||||
| • Will Espero | ||||
| • Mike Gabbard | ||||
| • Les Ihara, Jr. | ||||
| • Laura Thielen | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Labor Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Clayton Hee, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Maile Shimabukuro, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Mike Gabbard | ||||
| • Les Ihara, Jr. | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Labor Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Clayton Hee, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Maile Shimabukuro | ||||
| • Mike Gabbard | ||||
| • Les Ihara, Jr. | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (Rule 13-1)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by Carol Taniguchi via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (Rule 22-1)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (16-11)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
