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Ronald Ibarra
Ronald Ibarra is a former chief judge of the Third Circuit Court of Hawaii. He was appointed to this court in 1989 and retired in June 2017.[1]
Education
Ibarra earned a B.S.S. from the University of Hawaii, and a J.D. from Santa Clara University.[2]
Career
Early in his legal career, Ibarra worked as a first deputy prosecutor in Kona and an attorney with the law firm of Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn and Stifel. He then became corporation counsel and managing director for Hawaii County. Ibarra also served on active duty in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant from 1970 to 1972 and later in the Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel.[3]
Awards and associations
Past associations include:
- Hawai`i State Trial Judges Association (president)
Past awards include:
- Judiciary's Jurist of the Year Award (2006)
- Mayor's Healing Our Island Award
- Hawai`i State Bar Association Frederick Schutte Award
- Rotary Award for Vocational Service.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
