Dyan M. Medeiros has been appointed a District Family Court judge for Oahu.

Medeiros was appointed by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald to fill a vacancy created when Judge Christine E. Kuriyama was appointed to a Circuit Court seat. Medeiros will serve a six-year term upon confirmation by the state Senate.  

Medeiros is a partner in Kleintop, Luria & Medeiros, where she specializes in family law. She received her law degree from the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law., and sits on the Board of Directors of the Family Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association.

The chief justice appoints district court and district family court judges from a list of not less than six nominees submitted by the Judicial Selection Commission.