Jason R. Burks at a glance
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Jason R. Burks
Per Diem Judge · Hawaii District and District Family Courts, First Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- In 2000 he joined the Hawaii Office of the Public Defender in Hilo, transferred to Honolulu in 2003, and remained there until 2011
- Per diem judge in the O’ahu First Circuit District Court of Hawai’i, Honolulu County
- Listed by the Hawaii Judiciary as a First Circuit per diem judge
- Per diem judge for the O’ahu First Circuit District Court of Hawai’i, with a career spanning judicial clerkship, public defense, private practice, and current judicial service
- He clerked for First Circuit Judge Victoria S. Marks
Education
- University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law in — J.D. (1999)
Additional information
- Sole Practitioner, Law Office of Jason R. Burks, Honolulu (2011–present)
- 22, 2021, presided by Judge Burks
- His profile identifies membership in the national and Hawaii associations of criminal defense lawyers and seminar teaching in 2011, 2012 and 2014.
- Covanta — Honolulu County Circuit Court civil case, filed Nov.
- Current per diem judge serving in the District and/or District Family courts in Hawaii's First Circuit.
- representing criminal defendants in District, Family and Circuit courts.
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