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# Jessi L.K. Hall

Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit · Family Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit
- State: Hawaii
- Role: Family Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced Jessi L.K. Hall as his appointee to the First Circuit District Family Court in November 2017, to fill the vacancy arising from Catherine H. Remigio’s circuit appointment.

### Education



### Additional information

- She graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii bar in 1999.
- Family Court Judge, Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit.
- Then of counsel at Kleintop & Luria, with a focus on family law, and had earlier worked at Coates & Frey and the Law Offices of Richard Lee.
- The announcement describes board service with Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, the Hawaii Justice Foundation and the Mediation Center of the Pacific, volunteering at the Kapolei Access to Justice Room, presentations on family-law issues, and coauthorship of the Paternity and Divorce section of the Hawaii Divorce Manual.

## 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/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)
- [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/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)
- [www.courts.state.hi.us](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/2017/11/chief-justice-appoints-jessi-hall-as-oahu-district-family-court-judge)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)

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