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# Annalisa M. Bernard Lee

Hawaii Circuit Court, Second Circuit · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii Circuit Court, Second Circuit
- State: Hawaii
- Role: Circuit Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- She had previously held the role of a District Court Judge for the Second Circuit since October 28, 2022
- She took the oath of office on May 29, 2026 at Hoapili Hale in Wailuku, administered by Chief Justice Vladimir P. Devens
- Circuit Court Judge, Hawaii Circuit Court, Second Circuit
- Judge Bernard Lee was appointed by Governor Josh Green and confirmed by the Hawaiʻi State Senate to the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit covering Maui
- She also served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for the County of Maui for five years, and as a deputy public defender for ten years on both Maui and Oʻahu

### Education


### Additional information

- Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit (Maui County, Hawaiʻi), sworn in on May 29, 2026, after serving as a District Court Judge since October 2022
- Judge Bernard Lee received her law degree from the University of Hawaiʻi, William S. Richardson School of Law in 2004, and was a law clerk to the Honorable Michael A. Town (ret.) and Honorable Derrick H.M. Chan (ret.) before being admitted to the bar in 2005.
- Prior to her appointment to the District Court, Judge Bernard Lee was a litigation associate at the law firm Wong Leong Cuccia specializing in criminal and family law.

## 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/judge-annalisa-m-bernard-lee)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/judge-annalisa-m-bernard-lee)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/judge-annalisa-m-bernard-lee)
- [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/judge-annalisa-m-bernard-lee)

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