--- title: "Lisa W. Cataldo | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-w-cataldo-circuit-court-judge-hawaii-circuit-court-first-circuit-hi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Lisa W. Cataldo Hawaii Circuit Court, First Circuit · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Hawaii Circuit Court, First Circuit - State: Hawaii - Role: Circuit 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 - Circuit Court Judge in Hawaii’s First Circuit (Oʻahu), serving a 10‐year term from January 6, 2020, to January 5, 2030, and also as a Senior Environmental Court Judge - Sworn in on January 6, 2020, with the oath administered by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald - Sworn in as a First Circuit Court judge on January 6, 2020 for a ten-year term - Position: Circuit Court Judge (Civil) and Senior Environmental Court Judge - She also held the role of a part‐time federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court, District of Hawaiʻi (Kwajalein, Republic of the Marshall Islands) and clerked for Senior Judge Roger D. Foley of the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada - She earlier served for two years as a part-time federal magistrate judge stationed in Kwajalein in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, clerked for U.S. District Judge Roger D. Foley in Nevada, and held a position as an associate in San Francisco and Honolulu - Before joining the state circuit bench, she was a partner at McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon - Before joining the judiciary, Cataldo was a partner at McCorriston Miller Mukai Mackinnon (M4) in Honolulu, where she handled a diverse litigation practice including commercial, employment, disability, insurance defense, constitutional/civil rights, and land use matters. ### Education - Oregon State University — B.S. ### Additional information - Appointed by Governor David Ige in August 2019 to fill the vacancy left by Judge Virginia L. Crandall’s retirement. - Governor David Ige selected her in 2019 for the vacancy following Virginia Crandall’s retirement. - handling commercial, employment, disability, insurance defense, constitutional and civil-rights, and land-use litigation. - She graduated from UC Hastings College of Law ## 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/2020/01/judges-cataldo-copeland-and-nishimura-sworn-in) - [www.hawaiifreepress.com](https://www.hawaiifreepress.com/Articles-Main/ID/24079/Ige-Announces-Six-Judicial-Appointments) - [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-w-cataldo-circuit-court-judge-hawaii-circuit-court-first-circuit-hi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-w-cataldo-circuit-court-judge-hawaii-circuit-court-first-circuit-hi", "name": "Lisa W. 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