--- title: "Robert M. Goldberg | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-goldberg-per-diem-judge-hawaii-fifth-circuit-hi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Robert M. Goldberg Hawaii District and District Family Courts, Fifth Circuit · Per Diem Judge ## Profile - Court: Hawaii District and District Family Courts, Fifth 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 - It records Fifth Circuit District and Family Court per diem service beginning in 2016, Kauai Community College business-law teaching beginning in 2013, circuit court commissioner appointments beginning in 2007, arbitrator appointments beginning in 2009 and independent grand jury counsel service in 2007–2008. - Earlier work included managing a Guam firm’s Northern Mariana Islands office, serving as assistant attorney general on Saipan, teaching at Northern Marianas College and litigation practice in Washington, DC ### Education - Cornell BS with distinction in Biology and Society in 1987, a University of Michigan JD cum laude in 1990 and a National Institute for Trial Advocacy Master Advocates diploma in 1997. ### Additional information - Career: Private practice in Washington, D.C., then Micronesia; assistant attorney general in the Northern Mariana Islands Since 2004, managing member of Law Office of Robert Goldberg in Lihu‘e, Kaua‘i 30+ years in litigation, including complex civil cases, real estate, construction defects, foreclosure, commercial and contract disputes, and alternative dispute resolution - Robert Goldberg’s DPR biography identifies him as managing member of the Law Office of Robert Goldberg LLLC in Lihue, with a Kauai practice beginning in 2004 covering complex civil litigation, real estate, construction defects, foreclosure, commercial and contract disputes, mediation and arbitration. - Current per diem judge serving in the District and/or District Family courts in Hawaii's Fifth Circuit. - Robert M. Goldberg is a per diem judge for the Kaua‘i Fifth Circuit District Court of Hawai‘i, presiding over civil and criminal cases, and is also a managing member of the Law Office of Robert Goldberg in Lihu‘e, Kaua‘i - The biography lists admissions in Hawaii, DC, the Northern Mariana Islands and Michigan, with the latter three inactive, and before federal courts among them the Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit. - It lists bar, Jewish-community, school-parent and business memberships, and residence in Kalaheo with wife Candle and four daughters - Candle interprets Ilonggo and Tagalog. ## 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/fifth_circuit) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/fifth_circuit) - [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/fifth_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/fifth_circuit) - [dprhawaii.com](https://dprhawaii.com/panel_members/robert-goldberg-esq/) - [legalreportcard.com](https://legalreportcard.com/judge/j-robert-m-goldberg-hi-fifth-circuit) - [labor.hawaii.gov](https://labor.hawaii.gov/hlrb/files/2025/10/Robert-Goldberg-Resume-Fees-10-31-2025.pdf) - [www.martindale.com](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/robert-m-goldberg-375228/) - [www.biographies.net](https://www.biographies.net/people/en/robert_m_goldberg) - [prabook.com](https://prabook.com/web/robert_m.goldberg/3000719) - [www.courts.state.hi.us](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/our-judges) - [www.mylife.com](https://www.mylife.com/robert-goldberg/e321090009036) - [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/fifth_circuit) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-goldberg-per-diem-judge-hawaii-fifth-circuit-hi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-goldberg-per-diem-judge-hawaii-fifth-circuit-hi", "name": "Robert M. 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