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# Corinne K.A. Watanabe

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
- State: Hawaii
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, 1992-present
- Retired American judge who served on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals from 1992 until her retirement in 2009
- Associate Judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals: Appointed May 11, 1992; retained by voters in 2002; retired December 31, 2009
- First Deputy Attorney General, Hawaii Department of the Attorney General; 1987-1992
- 1984–1985 and 1987–1992 (First Deputy Attorney General)
- Attorney General, State of Hawaii; 1985-1987
- First Deputy Attorney General, Hawaii Department of the Attorney General; 1984-1985
- Deputy Attorney General, Hawaii Department of the Attorney General; 1974-1984
- justice minister

### Education

- Baylor University School of Law — J.D. (1974)
- Bachelor's degree — University of Hawaii at Manoa — 1971
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in — B.A. (1971)

### Additional information

- Born Corinne Kaoru Amemiya, August 1, 1950, Wahiawa, Hawaii.
- Date of birth: 1950-08-01
- She attended Leilehua High School
- Watanabe is recognized for pioneering women’s leadership in Hawaii’s executive and judicial branches, and for her contributions to appellate jurisprudence over two decades.
- Birth place: Wahiawa

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7209/corinne-ka-watanabe/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7209/corinne-ka-watanabe/)
- [Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7209/corinne-ka-watanabe/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7209/corinne-ka-watanabe/)
- [Corinne K.A. Watanabe (Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7209/corinne-ka-watanabe)
- [Wikidata: Corinne Watanabe](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q89936549)
- [Hawaii Judiciary biography: Associate Judge Corinne K.A. Watanabe](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/appeals/associate_judge_corinne_ka_watanabe)

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