Richard W. Pollack

Richard W. Pollack (born 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii.^[1] He was nominated by Governor Neil Abercrombie in 2012 to replace outgoing Justice James E. Duffy, Jr.. His nomination was approved in the Hawaii State Senate by a vote of 24–1, and he was appointed on August 6, 2012.^[2] He is eligible to serve until 2020, when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.^[3]

Legal career

Pollack attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and University of California, Hastings College of the Law, receiving his Bachelor's and his Juris Doctor (1976), respectively. After passing the Hawaii Bar Exam, he became a Deputy Public Defender, serving for seven years.^[4] In 1987, he became the State Public Defender, serving for thirteen years until he was appointed as a Judge on the Oahu First Circuit of the Hawaii State Circuit Courts.^[5] He is also a Lecturer at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law where he teaches Evidence and Criminal Procedure.^[6][7]

References

Current statewide political officials of Hawaii U.S. Senators Brian Schatz Mazie Hirono State government David Ige, Governor Shan Tsutsui, Lieutenant Governor & Sec. of State Doug Chin, Attorney General Douglas G. Murdock, State Treasurer (called Comptroller), appointed by the Gov. Senate Ron Kouchi, President Will Espero, Vice President J. Kalani English, Majority Leader Sam Slom, Minority Leader House Joseph M. Souki, Speaker John Mizuno, Vice Speaker Scott Saiki, Majority Leader Beth Fukumoto, Minority Leader Supreme Court Mark E. Recktenwald, Chief Justice Paula A. Nakayama, Sabrina McKenna Richard W. Pollack Michael D. Wilson