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'''Rhonda I.L. Loo''' is a judge of the [[Maui Second Circuit Court, Hawaii|Maui Second Circuit Court]] of [[Hawaii]]. She was nominated to serve by Governor {{BP|Neil Abercrombie}} in April 2011 and confirmed by the {{BP|Hawaii Senate}} in May 2011. Her term will expire on [[c2021|June 6, 2021]].<ref>[http://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/judges/second_circuit.html Second Circuit District Court Judges (Maui)] ''([[dead link]])''</ref><ref name=reporter>[http://www.hawaiireporter.com/governor-abercrombie-appoints-judge-loo-to-circuit-court/123 ''Hawaii Reporter'', "Governor Abercrombie Appoints Judge Loo to Circuit Court," April 4, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://mauinow.com/2011/04/27/hawaii-senate-confirms-maui-judge-rhonda-loo/ ''Maui Now'', "Hawaii Senate Confirms Maui Judge Rhonda Loo," April 27, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=GM&billnumber=667&year=2011 Hawaii State Legislature, "2011 Archives: GM 667"]</ref>
'''Rhonda I.L. Loo''' was a judge of the [[Maui Second Circuit Court, Hawaii|Maui Second Circuit Court]] of [[Hawaii]]. She was nominated to serve by Governor {{BP|Neil Abercrombie}} (D) in April 2011 and confirmed by the {{BP|Hawaii Senate}} in May 2011. She retired at the end of her term on June 6, 2021, after serving as a judge for 24 years.<ref>[http://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/judges/second_circuit.html Second Circuit District Court Judges (Maui)] ''([[dead link]])''</ref><ref name=reporter>[http://www.hawaiireporter.com/governor-abercrombie-appoints-judge-loo-to-circuit-court/123 ''Hawaii Reporter'', "Governor Abercrombie Appoints Judge Loo to Circuit Court," April 4, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://mauinow.com/2011/04/27/hawaii-senate-confirms-maui-judge-rhonda-loo/ ''Maui Now'', "Hawaii Senate Confirms Maui Judge Rhonda Loo," April 27, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=GM&billnumber=667&year=2011 Hawaii State Legislature, "2011 Archives: GM 667"]</ref><ref>[https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2021/05/rhonda-loo-first-female-2nd-circuit-judge-retires/ ''The Maui News'', "Rhonda Loo, first female 2nd Circuit judge, retires," May 29, 2021]</ref>


==Education==
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==Career==
==Career==
From 1997 until her appointment, Loo was a judge on [[Maui Second Circuit District Court, Hawaii|Maui Second Circuit District Court]]. As a judge, Loo has been active in works on system-wide improvements relating to mentally ill defendants in criminal cases. She worked as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Maui from 1988 to 1997, and as a law clerk for the Circuit Court Judge E. John McConnell from 1987 to 1988.<ref name="govmsg"/>
From 1997 until her appointment, Loo was a judge on [[Maui Second Circuit District Court, Hawaii|Maui Second Circuit District Court]]. As a judge, Loo was active in system-wide improvements relating to mentally ill defendants in criminal cases. She worked as a deputy prosecuting attorney for the County of Maui from 1988 to 1997, and as a law clerk for the Circuit Court Judge E. John McConnell from 1987 to 1988.<ref name="govmsg"/>


==Awards and associations==
==Awards and associations==
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Rhonda I.L. Loo
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Prior offices:
Maui 2nd Circuit Court
Year left office: 2021
Successor: Kirstin M. Hamman (Nonpartisan)

Education
Bachelor's
University of Oregon
Law
University of Hawaii

Rhonda I.L. Loo was a judge of the Maui Second Circuit Court of Hawaii. She was nominated to serve by Governor Neil Abercrombie (D) in April 2011 and confirmed by the Hawaii Senate in May 2011. She retired at the end of her term on June 6, 2021, after serving as a judge for 24 years.[1][2][3][4][5]

Education

Loo received a B.A. from the University of Oregon and a J.D. from the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law.[2][6]

Career

From 1997 until her appointment, Loo was a judge on Maui Second Circuit District Court. As a judge, Loo was active in system-wide improvements relating to mentally ill defendants in criminal cases. She worked as a deputy prosecuting attorney for the County of Maui from 1988 to 1997, and as a law clerk for the Circuit Court Judge E. John McConnell from 1987 to 1988.[6]

Awards and associations

Past associations include:

  • Hawaii State Trial Judges Association
  • Second Circuit Court Per Diem Judge Review Committee[6]

See also

External links

Footnotes