GOVERNOR LINGLE RELEASES JUDICIAL NOMINATION LISTS

For Immediate Release: December 30, 2003

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle released today two lists provided to her by the Judicial Selection Commission from which she will make one appointment to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Marie N. Milks on March 15, 2004.  The other appointment will be to fill a vacancy created by the addition of a fifth Associate Judge to the Intermediate Court of Appeals.

The Commission does not rank the candidates.  The Governor has 30 days from receipt of the lists (December 29, 2003) to make her selections.

In her continuing effort to maintain openness in her administration, Governor Lingle has elected to make the lists available prior to making the appointment, as she did earlier this year when she released the nominee lists for the Hawai`i Supreme Court and Circuit Court.  Previous governors have sometimes chosen not to make such lists public, or have done so only after making a selection.

Nominees to fill the vacancy in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit:
Patrick W. Border
Leslie A. Hayashi
Gerald H. Kibe
Dale W. Lee
Leta H. Price
Peter T. Stone

Nominees to fill the vacancy of Judicial Office of Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals:
Susan M. Ichinose
Victoria S. Marks
Sabrina S. McKenna
Craig H. Nakamura
Richard K. Perkins
Michael A. Town

Public comments on the nominees may be sent via email to:  Governor.Lingle@hawaii.gov. 

For more information, contact:
Lenny Klompus  
Phone: 586-7705
Senior Advisor – Communications

Russell Pang
Chief of Media Relations
Phone: 586-0043

Sidney Ayabe
Chair, Judicial Selection Commission
Phone: 538-5200