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# Robert D. Rivera

Hawaii District and District Family Courts, Second Circuit · Per Diem Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii District and District Family Courts, Second Circuit
- State: Hawaii
- Role: Per Diem Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-09

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Listed by the Hawaii Judiciary as a Second Circuit per diem judge on Maui

### Education


### Additional information

- identifies a Kahului attorney with the same full name, a degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School and Hawaii bar admission in 1990.
- Current per diem judge serving in the District and/or District Family courts in Hawaii's Second Circuit.

## 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/perdiem/second_circuit)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/perdiem/second_circuit)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/perdiem/second_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/perdiem/second_circuit)
- [www.lawyers.com](https://www.lawyers.com/wailuku/hawaii/robert-d-rivera-2127060-a/)
- [lawyers.justia.com](https://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/robert-rivera-695184)
- [www.courts.state.hi.us](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/our-judges)
- [www.martindale.com](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/robert-d-rivera-2127060/)
- [www.lawyer.com](https://www.lawyer.com/robert-d-rivera.html)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Hawaii)
- [www.avvo.com](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/robert-rivera-4247952.html)
- [www.mylife.com](https://www.mylife.com/robert-rivera/e721411028106)
- [lrb.hawaii.gov](https://lrb.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/27-JUDICIARY-Directory.pdf)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/perdiem/second_circuit)

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