New justice will be named in June

A UH faculty member and four judges are the finalists to join the Hawaii Supreme Court

By Ken Kobayashi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 20, 2012

~~<p>Hawaii's next associate justice on the Hawaii Supreme Court will either be one of four lower state court judges or a newcomer applying for a judicial position for the first time.</p>
<p>Gov. Neil Abercrombie will select from a list of the five candidates the next member of the state's highest court to replace Associate Justice James Duffy, who must retire because he turns 70 next month.</p>
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Hawaii's next associate justice on the Hawaii Supreme Court will either be one of four lower state court judges or a newcomer applying for a judicial position for the first time.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie will select from a list of the five candidates the next member of the state's highest court to replace Associate Justice James Duffy, who must retire because he turns 70 next month. Login for more...