List of justices of the Supreme Court of Hawaii

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Following is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of Hawaii.

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Current justices

TitleNameServed on court sinceCurrent term
Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald May 11, 2009September 14, 2010 – September 13, 2030
Justice Sabrina McKenna March 3, 2011March 3, 2011 – March 2, 2021
Justice Todd W. Eddins December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 – December 10, 2030
Justice Lisa M. Ginoza January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 - January 11, 2034
Justice Vladimir Devens January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 - January 11, 2034

Past justices

From October 8, 1840, to January 15, 1848, the court was known as the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

From January 15, 1848, to December 6, 1852, it was known as the Superior Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
From December 6, 1852, to January 17, 1893, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
From January 17, 1893, to July 4, 1898, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Republic of Hawaii.
From July 4, 1898, to August 21, 1959, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii.
From August 21, 1959, to the present, it is known as the Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Pre-statehood courts

NamePortraitAppointmentTerm EndChief Justice AppointmentChief Justice Term End
Kamehameha III [1]
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October 8, 1840January 15, 1848October 8, 1840January 15, 1848 [4]
Kekāuluohi [1]
Kekauluohi.jpg
October 8, 1840 [5] June 7, 1845
Keoni Ana [1]
Keoni Ana (closeup).jpg
June 10, 1845January 15, 1848
Zorobabela Kaʻauwai [1] May 10, 1842 [6] November, 1846 (resigned) [1] [7]
Pākī [1]
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May 10, 1842 [8] by January 15, 1848
Charles Kanaʻina [1]
Kanaina (PP-97-12-002, restoration).jpg
May 10, 1842 [9] by January 15, 1848
Jonah Kapena [1] May 10, 1842 [10] by January 15, 1848
Joshua Kaeo [1] November, 1846 [1] [7] by January 15, 1848
Lorrin Andrews
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January 15, 1848January 10, 1855 [11]
John Papa ʻĪʻī
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January 15, 1848February 16, 1864 [12]
William Little Lee
Portrait of William Little Lee, Aliiolani Hale.png
January 16, 1848May 28, 1857January 16, 1848May 28, 1857 [13]
George Morison Robertson *
George Morison Robertson (cropped).jpg
January 10, 1855December 24, 1863 [14]
Elisha Hunt Allen
Elisha Hunt Allen.jpg
June 4, 1857February 22, 1877June 4, 1857 [15] February 1, 1877 [16]
George Morison Robertson *
George Morison Robertson (cropped).jpg
February 16, 1864March 12, 1867 [14]
Robert Grimes Davis February 16, 1864July 8, 1868 [17]
James W. Austin
James Walker Austin (1829-1895).png
July 10, 1868July 10, 1869 [18]
Alfred S. Hartwell *
Alfred Stedman Hartwell.jpg
September 30, 1868February 18, 1874 [19]
Hermann A. Widemann
Hermann A. Widemann (closeup).jpg
July 10, 1869February 18, 1874 [20]
Charles Coffin Harris
Charles Coffin Harris.jpg
February 18, 1874July 2, 1881February 1, 1877July 2, 1881 [21]
Albert Francis Judd
Albert Francis Judd (1838-1900).jpg
February 18, 1874May 20, 1900November 5, 1881May 20, 1900 [22]
Lawrence McCully
Lawrence McCully (PPWD-4-2-005, crop).jpg
February 1, 1877April 10, 1892 [23]
Benjamin H. Austin November 7, 1881July 5, 1885 [24]
Edward Preston
Edward Preston (PPWD-4-2-005, crop).jpg
July 7, 1885January 17, 1890 [25]
Richard F. Bickerton
Richard Frederick Bickerton (Hawaiian Gazette).jpg
December 29, 1886December 10, 1895 [26]
Abraham Fornander
Abraham Fornander.jpg
December 27, 1886November 1, 1887 [27]
Sanford B. Dole
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December 28, 1887January 17, 1893 [28]
Walter F. Frear
Walter F. Frear.jpg
March 7, 1893August 15, 1907July 5, 1900August 15, 1907 [29]
William Austin Whiting
William Austin Whiting.jpg
January 11, 1896July 14, 1900 [30]
Antonio Perry *
Antonio Perry, photograph by Frank Davey.jpg
July 5, 1900June 15, 1904 [31]
Clinton A. Galbraith
Clinton A. Galbraith, photograph by Frank Davey.jpg
June 30, 1900June 15, 1904 [32]
Alfred S. Hartwell *
Alfred Stedman Hartwell.jpg
June 15, 1904March 9, 1911August 15, 1907March 9, 1911 [19]
Francis March Hatch
Francis March Hatch, 1895.jpg
June 15, 1904January 31, 1905 [33]
Arthur A. Wilder
Arthur A. Wilder (Hawaiian Gazette).jpg
February 13, 1905January 25, 1910 [34]
Sidney M. Ballou
Sidney M. Ballou, Advertiser, 1907.jpg
August 15, 1907May 6, 1909 [35]
Antonio Perry *
Antonio Perry, photograph by Frank Davey.jpg
May 6, 1909April 2, 1914 [31]
John T. DeBolt 19101914
Alexander George Morison Robertson
Alexander George Morison Robertson.png
March 9, 1911January 1, 1918March 9, 1911January 1, 1918 [36]
Edward Minor Watson Jr.
Edward M. Watson (vol. 2, 1921).jpg
March 19, 1914December 15, 1916 [37]
Ralph P. Quarles
Ralph P. Quarles (Hawaiian Gazette).jpg
April 2, 1914September 12, 1918 [38]
James Leslie Coke *
James L. Coke, 1918.jpg
January 13, 1917April 17, 1922March 7, 1918April 17, 1922 [39]
Samuel B. Kemp *
Samuel B. Kemp (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1917).jpg
March 7, 1918April 17, 1922 [40]
William S. Edings
Judge William S. Edings.png
September 26, 1918October 10, 1922 [41]
Antonio Perry *
Antonio Perry, photograph by Frank Davey.jpg
April 17, 1922July 3, 1934February 26, 1926July 3, 1934 [42]
Emil C. Peters *
Emil C. Peters (vol. 2, 1921).jpg
April 17, 1922December 21, 1925April 17, 1922December 21, 1925
Alexander Lindsay Jr.
Alexander Lindsay, Jr. (vol. 1, 1917).jpg
October 10, 1922 [43] September 5, 1926 [44]
James J. Banks 19261938
Charles Francis Parsons 19261935
James Leslie Coke *
James L. Coke, 1918.jpg
July 3, 1934March 22, 1941July 3, 1934March 22, 1941 [39]
Emil C. Peters *
Emil C. Peters (vol. 2, 1921).jpg
19351949
Samuel B. Kemp *
Samuel B. Kemp (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1917).jpg
1938June 30, 1950June 20, 1941June 30, 1950 [40]
Louis LeBaron
Louis LeBaron, 1926.jpg
19421955
Albert Moses Cristy 19491950
Edward Armstrong Towse
Ed Towse (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1923).jpg
April 18, 1950April 6, 1956October 15, 1951April 6, 1956
Ingram Stainback
Ingram Stainback.jpg
October 15, 19511959
Philip L. Rice
Philip L. Rice (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1924).jpg
February 7, 1955July 27, 1959March 29, 1956July 27, 1959
Masaji Marumoto
Shivers Marumoto 1940.jpg
19561959

Succession of seats (1900–1959)

Courts since statehood

NamePortraitAppointmentTerm EndChief Justice AppointmentChief Justice Term End
Charles E. Cassidy
Charles E. Cassidy, Fullback (Buffalo Courier, 1922).jpg
October 5, 1959May 8, 1967
Cable A. Wirtz October 5, 1959May 8, 1967
Rhoda Valentine Lewis October 5, 1959May 8, 1967
Masaji Marumoto *
Shivers Marumoto 1940.jpg
October 5, 1959September 15, 1960
Wilfred Tsukiyama October 5, 1959December 31, 1965October 5, 1959December 31, 1965
Jack Mizuha April 28, 1961June 28, 1968
William S. Richardson March 25, 1966October 30, 1982March 25, 1966October 30, 1982
Kazuhisa Abe May 8, 1967December 28, 1973
Bernard H. Levinson May 8, 1967August 31, 1974
Masaji Marumoto *
Shivers Marumoto 1940.jpg
May 8, 1967December 28, 1973
Bert T. Kobayashi July 17, 1969December 29, 1978
Thomas Shoichi Ogata February 5, 1974December 30, 1981
Benjamin Menor April 16, 1974December 30, 1981
Homer Baird Kidwell July 1, 1975February 28, 1979
Herman T. F. Lum January 28, 1980March 31, 1993April 26, 1983March 31, 1993
Edward Nakamura March 24, 1980December 28, 1989
Yoshimi Hayashi March 30, 1982March 31, 1992
Frank D. Padgett
Frank D. Padgett in his judicial robes.jpg
March 30, 1982March 31, 1992
James H. Wakatsuki September 7, 1983September 22, 1992
Robert G. Klein March 31, 1992February 4, 2000
Steven Levinson April 7, 1992December 30, 2008
Paula A. Nakayama April 22, 1993April 21, 2023 [45]
Mario R. Ramil May 13, 1993December 31, 2002
Ronald Moon March 9, 1990March 30, 2010March 31, 1993March 30, 2010
James E. Duffy June 27, 2003July 1, 2012
Simeon R. Acoba Jr. May 19, 2000February 29, 2014
Richard W. Pollack August 6, 2012June 2, 2020
Mark E. Recktenwald
Judge Mark Recktenwald.jpg
May 5, 2009September 14, 2010September 14, 2010Incumbent
Sabrina McKenna
Judge Sabrina McKenna.jpg
March 3, 2011
Michael D. Wilson April 17, 2014March 31, 2023 [46]
Todd W. Eddins December 11, 2020

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