Richard W. Pollack
Richard W. Pollack is a former associate justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court. He served on the court from 2012 to 2020. In June 2012, Governor Neil Abercrombie (D) selected Pollack as the successor for James E. Duffy, Jr. The appointment was unanimously confirmed by the Hawaii Senate on June 29, and Pollack was officially sworn in on August 6.[1][2][3][4] Pollack resigned from the court when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 years on June 30, 2020.[5][6] To learn more about this vacancy, click here.
Education
Pollack earned a B.A. with honors from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a J.D. from the Hastings School of Law.[7]
Career
- 2012-2020: Associate Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court
- 2000-2012: Judge, O'ahu First Circuit (7th Division)
- 1987-2000: Public defender, Hawaii[7][8][9][10][2]
Awards and associations
- The National Legal Aid and Defender Association
- Hawaii State Bar Association[7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KHON.com, "Judge Pollack nominated to state Supreme Court," June 5, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maui Now, "Senate Confirms Judge Pollack to the Supreme Court," June 29, 2012
- ↑ Star Advertiser, "Richard Pollack sworn in to Hawaii Supreme Court," August 6, 2012
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "2012 Special Session: GM1"
- ↑ Hawai'i State Judiciary, "Celebrating Justice Richard W. Pollack Day," July 1, 2020
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "A New Direction For The Hawaii Supreme Court?" June 30, 2020
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Hawaii State Legislature, "STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2785 Honolulu, Hawaii, 2000 RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 147"
- ↑ William S. Richardson School of Law, "The Honorable Richard Pollack"
- ↑ Hawaii State Judiciary, "First Circuit (Oahu) Judges Telephone Listing," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "GM 147"
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
