Erika E. Ireland

Professional career

• She had held the role of a per diem District Court judge since 2021
• On August 3, 2023, Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald appointed Erika E. Ireland to a First Circuit District Court position, subject to Senate confirmation
• District Court Judge for the First Circuit (Oʻahu) in Hawaii, appointed in 2023, with a background in conservatorship, probate, and trust law, and a career in public service and private practice
• Bronster Hoshibata in 2002–2004 and 2010–2014, the Law Office of Yuklin Aluli in 2004–2010, and as a Honolulu deputy prosecuting attorney in 1998–2002
• 1998–2002: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City & County of Honolulu
• Lawyer: Erika E. Ireland, Esq., Attorney at Law, Honolulu, HI — focuses on conservatorship, probate, and trust matters
• Per Diem District Court Judge in the First Circuit of Hawaii, specializing in conservatorship, probate, and trust matters, with a long career in legal service and fiduciary work

Education

Additional information

• Ireland has been active in the judiciary since 2021 as a Per Diem Judge
• Ends October 8, 2029
• October 9, 2023
• She graduated from University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and joined the Hawaii bar in 1997.
• University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law (1997)
• Admitted 1997
• counselor, mediator, and facilitator
• J.D.
• B.B.A. in Accounting
• Her legal career spans over two decades, combining litigation, fiduciary, and prosecutorial experience
• Her practice specialized in conservatorship, probate and trusts, with appointments as fiduciary, Kokua Kanawai and Master.
• 5th Division
• in family and trust cases
• Hawaiʻi State Bar
• Hawaii State Judiciary
• system, which governs court procedures and media coverage rules
• She is recognized for her work in family law, fiduciary matters, and public service roles in Honolulu
• maintains her judicial roster and appointment details