Trish Morikawa
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2019 - Present
2029
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Trish K. Morikawa is a judge for the O`ahu First Circuit Court of Hawaii. Gov. David Ige (D) appointed her to the court on August 28, 2019, to replace Judge Colette Y. Garibaldi.[1]
Education
Morikawa received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to her appointment, Morikawa served as a judge for the O`ahu First Circuit District Court of Hawaii from 2017 to 2019. Morikawa was an associate with the firm of Gallagher, Kane & Amai. She also served as a per diem judge of the District Family Court of the First Circuit. Her professional experience includes working as a county housing coordinator with the City and County of Honolulu Office of Housing and as a deputy prosecuting attorney with the City and County of Honolulu. She also served as a deputy attorney general.[2]
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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
