Peter T. Cahill at a glance
- Current role
- Circuit Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends September 16, 2032
Peter T. Cahill
Circuit Court Judge · Hawaii Circuit Court, Second Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- Circuit Court Judge for the Maui Second Circuit in Hawaii, appointed in 2012, and currently serves a 10‐year term through September 16, 2032
- On September 17, 2012, Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald appointed Cahill to the Maui Second Circuit Court of Hawaii, an appointment confirmed by Governor Neil Abercrombie
- He and John O’Neill formed Cahill & O’Neill in 1997 and remained partners until Cahill was sworn in as a Circuit Court judge on September 17, 2012
- In 1997, he co‐founded Cahill & O’Neill with John O’Neill, serving as partner until his judicial appointment
- After law school, Cahill practiced as a trial lawyer in New Jersey until 1989, when he moved to Maui.
Education
- University of Notre Dame School of Law in — J.D. (1982)
- Seton Hall University in — B.A. (1979)
Additional information
- From 1989 through 1997 he practiced with James Krueger, with a focus on personal injury litigation.
- Trial lawyer in New Jersey before moving to Maui in 1989.
- He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1982, the New York bar in 1988, and the Hawaii bar in 1989
- Peter T. Cahill was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1957.
- As Chief Judge of the Maui Second Circuit, Cahill presides over civil and criminal cases in Maui County, including high‐profile matters such as Amir Sheikhan v.
- Official site: Hawaii Judiciary – Judge Peter T. Cahill Judiciary
- Chief judge service: Chief Judge
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