Nominees Announced to Replace Mayor Bissen as Second Circuit Court Judge

Richard Bissen's election as mayor opens a hole on the second circuit court, representing Maui...
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Richard Bissen’s election as mayor opens a hole on the second circuit court, representing Maui.

The State Judicial Selection Commission submitted a list of nominees to Gov. Josh Green. Per an official release, they include:

Ryan M.K. Anderson-Teshima: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Maui and a graduate of Southwestern Law School.

Lance D. Collins: A Per Diem District Court Judge and a William S. Richardson School of Law graduate.

Michelle L. Drewyer: A Per Diem Judge, District and Family Court, Second Circuit. She is a graduate of Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

Brandon K. Flores: An Assistant Administrator within the Child Support Enforcement Agency within the Department of the Attorney General. He is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law.

Erika E.G. Ireland: A Per Diem Judge of the District Court of the First Circuit, and a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law. 

Gov. Green has 30 days to make his pick. If you’d like to provide feedback, you can do so here

Jacob Shafer

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