--- title: "Michelle K. Moorhead | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-k-moorhead-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Michelle K. Moorhead Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit · Per Diem Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit - State: Hawaii - Role: Per Diem Family Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-09 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### 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 ## 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/courts/district/first_circuit) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit) - [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit) - [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/courts/district/first_circuit) - [www.courts.state.hi.us](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/2026/02/acting-chief-justice-seeks-public-comment-on-judicial-nominees-for-the-first-and-third-circuits) - [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-k-moorhead-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-k-moorhead-per-diem-judge-hawaii-first-circuit-hi", "name": "Michelle K. 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