--- title: "Ann S. Isobe | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-s-isobe-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Ann S. Isobe Hawaii District and District Family Courts, First Circuit · Per Diem Judge ## Profile - Court: Hawaii District and District Family Courts, First Circuit - State: Hawaii - Role: Per Diem Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-09 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Per diem judge of the O’ahu First Circuit District Court of Hawai’i, appointed in 2018, with over two decades of family law practice and legal teaching experience - Per diem judge for the O’ahu First Circuit District Court of Hawai’i in Honolulu County - ANN ISOBE, American Lawyer, Partner of A TTORNEY AT LAW ### Education - McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California — J.D. (1982) - George Washington University — B.A. (1979) ### Additional information - Ann S. Isobe has been a licensed, practicing attorney since 1983. - U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1986. - Began her legal career in 1984 at Coates & Frey in Honolulu. - California, 1984 - Bar Admissions: Hawaii, 1983 - Kaimuki High School: Graduate - 1974. - Born September 4, 1956. - handling matters such as divorce, paternity, child support, temporary restraining orders, adoption, guardianship, and premarital/post-marital agreements - Current per diem judge serving in the District and/or District Family courts in Hawaii's First Circuit. - In this role, she presides over traffic, criminal, and civil cases - Occupation: Attorney. - See results only from. - Judge Ann S. Isobe: Professional Background and Legal Expertise. - Works For: Greg Ryan & Associates. - Top-rated attorney practicing in the Honolulu, Hawaii area. - Judiciary | First Circuit Per Diem Judges (Oahu). - A Senior Family Law Attorney with our firm, Ms. - She subsequently became a Senior Family Law Attorney at Greg Ryan & Associates - She has also taught Family Law in the Paralegal Degree program at the University of Hawai’i and Kapi’olani Community College - She is also a member of the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce - Location: 1003 Bishop St, Ste 1350, Honolulu, 96813-6432, HI. - Works For: O'ahu First Circuit District Court of Hawai'i. - Ann S. Isobe - Isobe, Ann S. | Divorce With Aloha, L.L.C. Ms. - Ann S. Isobe - a Honolulu, Hawaii (HI) Family Law Lawyer -. - Location: 1003 Bishop Street Suite 1350, Honolulu, 96813-6432, HI. - Ann S. ISOBE , American lawyer - Prabook. - Ann S. Isobe - Family Law Lawyer | Lexinter Law Directory. - Ann S. Isobe Profile | Honolulu, HI Lawyer |. - Ann S. Isobe - Ann Isobe | Super Lawyers. - She is a graduate of The George Washington University and the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. - Isobe has over two decades of family law experience and has zealously advocated for hundreds of clients in their family law matters, among them divorce, paternity, child support, temporary restraining order, adoption, guardianship, and premarital/post marital agreement. - She is also an Instructor at the University of Hawaii's Paralegal Degree Program, teaching its Family Law course. - Classes & Seminars: Instructor, Family Law Paralegal Program, Kapi'olani Community College. - Pro-Bono Activities: Member, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce. - Professional Associations: Hawaii Bar Association, Member - California Bar Association, Member - American Bar Association, Tort/Litigation Sections, Member - American Bar Association, Labor and Family Law Sections, Member. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### extended coverage notice Scope: statewide Hawaii requires news media to notify a court coordinator before electronic or photographic coverage of a judicial proceeding, including audio recording, film, videotape, or still photography. Evidence excerpt: The news media must notify a court coordinator of their intent to provide any electronic or photographic coverage of a judicial proceeding. [Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/media_guidelines/cameras_and_audio_equipment) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### camera microphone placement Scope: statewide Hawaii leaves courtroom camera and microphone placement to the judge and cautions that judges may differ on placement rules. Evidence excerpt: The judge will decide where cameras and microphones can be placed in the courtroom. Judges differ on this - so please ask. [Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/media_guidelines/cameras_and_audio_equipment) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit) - [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit) - [Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/media_guidelines/cameras_and_audio_equipment) - [Remote Court Hearings via Zoom](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/remote-court-hearings-via-zoom-or-webex) - [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit) - [www.gregryanlaw.com](https://www.gregryanlaw.com/attorney/ann-s-isobe/) - [www.divorcewithaloha.com](https://www.divorcewithaloha.com/attorney/isobe-ann-s/) - [lawyers.findlaw.com](https://lawyers.findlaw.com/hawaii/honolulu/ann-s-isobe-MTU0NDgxNF8x/) - [prabook.com](https://prabook.com/web/ann_s.isobe/1168223) - [attorneys.lexinter.net](https://attorneys.lexinter.net/lawyers/ann-s-isobe) - [www.martindale.com](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/ann-s-isobe-890724/) - [www.mediation.com](https://www.mediation.com/memberprofile/ann-s-isobe-96813-3b.aspx) - [profiles.superlawyers.com](https://profiles.superlawyers.com/hawaii/honolulu/lawyer/ann-s-isobe/651ee2e8-6b9c-4e4f-85c3-e35917e7a32e.html) - [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-s-isobe-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-s-isobe-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi", "name": "Ann S. 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