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# Lawrence M. Reifurth

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, 2010-present
- Former judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, serving from March 11, 2010, until his retirement in August 2019
- In 2007, he became Director of the department, a role he held until his judicial appointment
- Moving to Hawaii in 1989, he held the role of Deputy Attorney General until 1994, then as State Insurance Commissioner under Governor John Waihee He later worked in private practice at Oshima Chun Fong & Chung and, in 2003, was appointed Deputy Director of the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs by Governor Linda Lingle
- deputy attorney general until 1994, when Governor John Waihee appointed him insurance commissioner

### Education

- Northwestern University School of Law — J.D. (1983)
- Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, management degree, 1981
- Marquette University, B.S. in economics, 1979
- Marquette University — B.A.

### Additional information

- Lawrence M. Reifurth served on the Intermediate Court of Appeals from March 11, 2010 through March 10, 2020
- Nominated: January 7, 2010, to fill the vacancy created when Craig H. Nakamura became Chief Judge
- Practitioner, 2009-2009
- Governor Linda Lingle appointed him deputy director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in 2003 and director in 2007
- Practiced in San Francisco and Marin County before moving to Hawaii in 1989
- Born November 25, 1957, Honolulu, Hawaii
- After law school, Reifurth practiced in San Francisco and Marin Counties, California
- He later practiced at Oshima Chun Fong & Chung
- Reifurth’s career combined public service, regulatory leadership, and judicial service, reflecting a broad background in law, economics, and public policy

## 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/7205/lawrence-m-reifurth/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7205/lawrence-m-reifurth/)
- [Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7205/lawrence-m-reifurth/)
- [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/7205/lawrence-m-reifurth/)
- [Lawrence Reifurth - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lawrence_Reifurth)
- [www.courts.state.hi.us](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/appeals/associate_judge_lawrence_reifurth)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7205/lawrence-m-reifurth/)
- [Lawrence Reifurth - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lawrence_Reifurth)

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