Michelle K. Moorhead

Professional career

• The Hawaii Judiciary’s 2026 public comment notice confirms that Moorhead is currently employed as an attorney with Maximum Legal Services Corporation and serves as a Per Diem District Family Court Judge in the First Circuit.

Education

Additional information

• A February 12, 2026 Judiciary notice includes her among nominees for First Circuit District Court vacancies.
• She graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii bar in 2013.
• Licensed Hawaiʻi attorney with extensive experience in family law, legal aid, and mediation, now serving as a part‐time District Family Court judge in the First Circuit.
• Current per diem judge presiding only in Family Court in Hawaii's First Circuit.
• Per Diem District Family Court Judge in Hawaii’s First Circuit, serving alongside other part‐time judges in Oʻahu’s district and family courts
• Per diem District Family Court judge in Hawaii’s First Circuit and works as an attorney with Maximum Legal Services Corporation.
• Her judicial role complements her broader legal career in public service and private practice
• One of the Per Diem Judges for the First Circuit, which includes the District Court and District Family Court in Oʻahu.
• She has also held academic and legal aid roles, including teaching at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and working on child welfare law projects