Andrew M. Kennedy

Professional career

• Partner with the Kailua-Kona law firm of Schlueter, Kwiat & Kennedy, and there he’s worked since 2018
• Lawyer: Partner at Schlueter, Kwiat & Kennedy LLLP since 2018; prior roles include Deputy Public Defender in Kealakekua, associate at June & Vasser in Kona, and attorney in New York and New Hampshire
• Andrew Michael Kennedy is a 48‐year‐old attorney and partner at Schlueter, Kwiat & Kennedy LLLP in Kailua‐Kona, confirmed in April 2026 by the Hawaii State Senate to serve as a District Court Judge for the Third Circuit (Hawaiʻi Island) for a six‐year term
• The Acting Chief Justice made these appointments from nomination lists presented to her by the Judicial Selection Commission on February 11, 2026
• In 2018 Andrew Kennedy from the Kona branch of the Hawai'i Public Defender's office joined the Firm
• Biography, court assignment, applicable sourced court procedures, sourced judicial information for Judge Andrew M. Kennedy
• Acting Chief Justice Appoints District Court Judges on Oahu, Big Island
• Deputy Public Defender with the Department of the Public Defender in Kealakekua, as an associate with the law firm of June & Vasser in Kona, and as an attorney in New York and New Hampshire

Education

Additional information

• Direct official biography, March 12, 2026, District Court of the Third Circuit
• Kennedy earned his law degree from Suffolk University School of Law in 2002 and was admitted to the Hawaiʻi Bar in 2012
• Hawaiʻi Senate Confirms New Hawaiʻi Island Judge
• Past president of the West Hawaiʻi Bar Association and currently serves as HSBA’s West Hawaiʻi Director
• Kennedy has been active in the legal community, including past presidency of the West Hawaiʻi Bar Association and current service as its West Hawaiʻi Director
• McKenna Appoints Three Hawaii District Court Judges
• Connections: 408
• He has also served on the State’s Defender Council
• Works For: Schlueter, Kwiat & Kennedy LLLP
• Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
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• HAWAIʻI - Andrew Michael Kennedy will serve six years in the District Court of the Third Circuit on Hawaiʻi Island
• Kennedy is also a member of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaiʻi Criminal Justice Act Panel, a member of the Hawaiʻi Criminal Law Jury Instructions Committee, HSBA’s Diversity Equality and Access to Law Committee, and the Task Force of the Hawaiʻi Correctional Oversight Commission
• The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation, and if confirmed, each will serve a term of six years