It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now!

Keith Hiraoka

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Keith Hiraoka
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Tenure
2018 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
7
Prior offices:
O`ahu First Circuit Court 11th Division
Years in office: 2017 - 2018

Compensation
Base salary
$245,088
Education
Bachelor's
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Law
University of California, Berkeley
Contact


Keith Hiraoka is a judge on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. Gov. David Ige (D) nominated Hiraoka on October 5, 2018.[1]

Hiraoka was a judge of the O'ahu First Circuit of Hawaii from 2017 to 2018. He was appointed by Gov. David Ige (D) on February 9, 2017, and confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate on March 3, 2017.[2][3]

Biography

Keith Hiraoka earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1980 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law in 1983.[1][2] Before his appointment to the O'ahu First Circuit in 2017, Hiraoka worked in private practice, specializing in insurance coverage and representation of professionals who had been sued.[2]

See also

Hawaii Judicial Selection More Courts
Seal of Hawaii.png
Judicialselectionlogo.png
BP logo.png
Courts in Hawaii
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Hawaii Supreme Court
Elections: 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Gubernatorial appointments
Judicial selection in Hawaii
Federal courts
State courts
Local courts

External links

Footnotes