--- title: "Cecelia C.Y. Chang | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cecelia-c-y-chang-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Cecelia C.Y. Chang Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit · Per Diem Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit - State: Hawaii - Role: Per Diem Family Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-09 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Chang’s 2025 Financial Disclosure Statement confirms her role as a Per Diem Family District Court Judge, her office location in Kapolei, and her employment with the State of Hawaii’s Employees’ Retirement System - Martindale's exact-name Honolulu attorney profile lists University Attended: William S. Richardson, Year of First Admission: 1985, Admission: 1985, Hawaii - Exact name, Honolulu context and judiciary office address support the attorney-to-judge match - Find Hawaii attorney Cecelia C.Y. Chang in their Honolulu office ### Education ### Additional information - Current per diem judge presiding only in Family Court in Hawaii's First Circuit. - Per Diem Family District Court Judge in the First Judicial Circuit of Hawaii, serving at the Family Court in Kapolei, Oʻahu - The official First Circuit per diem roster lists Cecelia C.Y. Chang with an asterisk identifying Family Court per diem judges. - Lawyer serving Honolulu in Family and General Practice cases. - Family attorney with over 40 years of legal experience, practicing at Hawaii State Judiciary in Honolulu, HI. - 41 years experience in General Practice. -. - This supports attendance and Hawaii bar admission; it does not explicitly name a degree or graduation year. - Work Location: Honolulu, 96813, HI. - All ten result snippets and destination URLs follow; navigation and missing-keyword labels omitted. - Born and raised in Sarajevo – Bosnia and Herzegovina. ## 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.martindale.com](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/cecelia-c-y-chang-894301/) - [lawyers.justia.com](https://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/cecelia-c-y-chang-693870) - [attorneyqna.com](https://attorneyqna.com/lawyers/cecelia-c-y-chang) - [www.lawyers.com](https://www.lawyers.com/honolulu/hawaii/cecelia-c-y-chang-894301-a/) - [lexoor.com](https://lexoor.com/lawyer/cecelia-c-y-chang) - [www.crahawaii.org](https://www.crahawaii.org/membership-directory/) - [www.lawyer.com](https://www.lawyer.com/cecelia-chang.html) - [www.mylife.com](https://www.mylife.com/cecelia-chang/e112540373298) - [www.avvo.com](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/96813-hi-cecelia-chang-4242761.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/cecelia-c-y-chang-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cecelia-c-y-chang-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi", "name": "Cecelia C.Y. 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