Renee N.C. Schoen at a glance
- Current role
- Per Diem Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Renee N.C. Schoen
Per Diem Judge · Hawaii District and District Family Courts, Third Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- In private practice at Chee & Markham she handled personal injury and insurance defense
- Her Hawaii County biography describes work at the Office of the Attorney General on tort litigation, civil rights and third-party lien recovery, and at the Office of the Public Defender on criminal defense
Education
- Renee N.C. Schoen graduated from Kamehameha Schools, obtained a Bachelor of Science from Santa Clara University
- William S. Richardson School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Licensed in Hawaii since 1993, she was admitted before the U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit and District of Hawaii, and belonged to the Hawaii State and Hawaii County bar associations.
- As of January 16, 2025, Schoen is the Corporation Counsel for the County of Hawaiʻi, the legal advisor and representative for all County agencies, the County Council, and County officials.
- She recently held the role of a per diem judge before being appointed as Corporation Counsel in January 2025
- This role follows her tenure as Assistant Corporation Counsel (2017–2021) and Deputy Corporation Counsel (2007–2016)
- Current per diem judge serving in the District and/or District Family courts in Hawaii's Third Circuit.
- Listed among the Third Circuit Per Diem Judges for the State of Hawaiʻi Judiciary, presiding in District and Family Courts on Hawaiʻi Island.
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Sources
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Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster
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