Retired Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge James "Jim" S. Burns; the late Jon M. Van Dyke, University of Hawaii law professor; and Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Simeon Acoba will be honored Nov. 1 at a fundraising dinner for the Hawaii chapter of the American Judicature Society.

Burns will receive the chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award that recognizes his contributions to improve the justice system in the state.

Van Dyke, who passed away two years ago, will be posthumously honored with the national Herbert Harley Award. This award, named for the society’s founder, is the state award that is bestowed on individuals who make outstanding efforts and contributions to improve the administration of justice in their states.

Acoba is also being presented with a national award – the Ninth Annual Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence. 

The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with no-host cocktails, to be followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Waialae Country Club,