Kenneth J. Shimozono

Professional career

• Appointed to the First Circuit District Family Court by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald in 2018, subject to Senate confirmation.
• Judge on the Oʻahu First Circuit District Court of Hawaiʻi, appointed in 2018 by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, and has also held the role of a per diem judge in the First Circuit Family Court
• Practiced criminal defense as a partner at Takemoto & Shimozono beginning in 2005 and earlier held the role of a per diem District Family Court judge.
• Legal Practice: Partner, Takemoto & Shimozono, LLC (criminal defense) Grand Jury Counsel, First Circuit
• District Court Judge, Hawaii District Court, First Circuit
• He spent ten years as a deputy public defender in Honolulu, clerked for Associate Justice Paula A. Nakayama and held the role of First Circuit grand jury counsel

Education

Additional information

• The Judicial Selection Commission (JSC) is evaluating his retention, and the public was invited to submit confidential comments or complete the Judicial Retention Evaluation Form (JS‐P‐081) by May 7, 2024
• He graduated from Willamette University College of Law and entered the Hawaii bar in 1994.
• Judicial Service: Per diem judge, First Circuit Family Court Current: District Family Judge, First Circuit
• The appointment release identifies Board of Bar Examiners membership and volunteer sports coaching.