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# Clyde J. Wadsworth

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
- State: Hawaii
- Role: Associate Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-09

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, appointed on October 21, 2019, by Governor David Ige to fill the seat vacated by Lawrence M. Reifurth
- Wadsworth most recently served as Solicitor General of the State of Hawaii where he led the Appellate Division of the Department of the Attorney General

### Education

- Princeton University

### Additional information

- Before joining the court, Wadsworth served nearly three years as Hawaii’s Solicitor General (January 2017–October 2019), heading the Appellate Division of the Department of the Attorney General and overseeing most state and federal appeals in the department He previously practiced complex commercial litigation and appeals at Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing in Honolulu, and maintained an active pro bono practice focused on constitutional and civil rights issues Judiciary
- held the role of counsel in Jackson v
- Prior to his judicial appointment, Judge Wadsworth served for nearly three years as Hawaii’s Solicitor General
- Wadsworth has over 30 years of litigation and dispute resolution experience in federal and state courts, arbitration, and mediation
- His tenure is subject to retention by the Judicial Selection Commission; judges may not serve past age 70 under the Hawaii Constitution

## 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/appeals/judges)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/appeals/judges)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/appeals/judges)
- [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/appeals/judges)

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