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Supreme Weekly: State of the Judiciary addresses and a new nominee in Hawaii
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January 27, 2011
by Katy Farrell
This week, Governor Neil Abercrombie announced his first appointment for a state appellate court, nominating Sabrina S. McKenna to the Hawaii Supreme Court. McKenna is a O'ahu First Circuit Court judge and has been screened for multiple potential appointments by the state's Judicial Nominating Commission. To learn more about the nomination, read: Sabrina McKenna nominated to Hawaii Supreme Court
HAWAII In his first State of the Judiciary address, Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald yesterday rejected the trends of the speeches of his contemporaries. He asked the Hawaii Legislature for additional funding, to end the current twice monthly furloughs by July 1, 2011. According to his figures, the civil cases pending in the state have increased by almost 100% in the last two years. Recktenwald also hopes to build a courthouse complex in Kona.[1]
IDAHO In Idaho, Chief Justice Daniel Eismann delivered his State of the Judiciary speech last week. While he did open with comments about state budget cuts, he focused on highlighting programs that reduce the amount of waste in the court system. The speech ended with a warning about increasing caseloads in the district courts, providing figures of double digit percentage increases in civil case filings. Coupled with a lack of qualified applicants applying for judge openings at this level, Eismann outlined a potential crisis for the trial courts in the state.[2]
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