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Title IX profile: Sabrina McKenna’s climb to the state’s high court began on the basketball court

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                                Sabrina McKenna was encouraged to try out for the UH basketball team. She made the team and, to her surprise, received a scholarship. Now, McKenna, posing in her office, is a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@ STARADVERTISER.COM

Sabrina McKenna was encouraged to try out for the UH basketball team. She made the team and, to her surprise, received a scholarship. Now, McKenna, posing in her office, is a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii.

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2011
                                With lei piled high, Sabrina McKenna got a hug after the full Senate voted and confirmed her to the Hawaii Supreme Court on Feb. 16, 2011. McKenna was Neil Abercrombie’s first judicial appointment.
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 2011

With lei piled high, Sabrina McKenna got a hug after the full Senate voted and confirmed her to the Hawaii Supreme Court on Feb. 16, 2011. McKenna was Neil Abercrombie’s first judicial appointment.

STAR-ADVERTISER / 1996
                                Sabrina McKenna began playing soccer decades after her basketball playing career ended at UH.
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 1996

Sabrina McKenna began playing soccer decades after her basketball playing career ended at UH.

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                                A point guard in high school, Sabrina McKenna played nearly every position on the court for UH and was one of its better rebounders
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A point guard in high school, Sabrina McKenna played nearly every position on the court for UH and was one of its better rebounders

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@ STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Sabrina McKenna was encouraged to try out for the UH basketball team. She made the team and, to her surprise, received a scholarship. Now, McKenna, posing in her office, is a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii.
STAR-ADVERTISER / 2011
                                With lei piled high, Sabrina McKenna got a hug after the full Senate voted and confirmed her to the Hawaii Supreme Court on Feb. 16, 2011. McKenna was Neil Abercrombie’s first judicial appointment.
STAR-ADVERTISER / 1996
                                Sabrina McKenna began playing soccer decades after her basketball playing career ended at UH.
STAR-ADVERTISER FILE
                                A point guard in high school, Sabrina McKenna played nearly every position on the court for UH and was one of its better rebounders