--- title: "Timothy E. Ho | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/timothy-e-ho-district-court-judge-hawaii-district-court-first-circuit-hi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Timothy E. Ho Hawaii District Court, First Circuit · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Hawaii District Court, First Circuit - State: Hawaii - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Timothy E. Ho brings a blend of legal practice, public defense leadership, and academic experience to his role as a criminal division judge on Hawaiʻi’s First Circuit Court, with a tenure through 2028 - Appointed on September 24, 2022 by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald to replace Kevin Morikone - Judge of the Oʻahu First Circuit Court of Hawaiʻi, assigned to the Criminal Division, appointed in 2022 by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald - Per diem judge on the Oʻahu First Circuit District Court before his 2022 permanent appointment - Imanaka Asato from 2018 to 2022 and at the Office of the Public Defender from 1987 to 2018, among them appellate, district, family and felony work and service as supervising attorney and chief deputy public defender. - Judge Ho serves in Division 03, Room 13 of the Oʻahu First Circuit Court in Honolulu County - District Court Judge, Hawaii District Court, First Circuit ### Education ### Additional information - Ho opened a solo practice in May 2022 and had held the role of a per diem judge since 2021. - Appointed to the District Court of the First Circuit on September 23, 2022, subject to Senate confirmation, to replace Kevin Morikone following Morikone’s elevation to Circuit Court. - He graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law and joined the Hawaii bar in 1987. - Prior to this, he was a per diem judge on the Oʻahu First Circuit District Court - His activities included the Reentry Commission, adjunct teaching and public-defender training seminars. ## 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/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c) - [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c) - [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/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c) - [www.courts.state.hi.us](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/2022/09/chief-justice-appoints-district-and-district-family-court-judges-5) - [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/timothy-e-ho-district-court-judge-hawaii-district-court-first-circuit-hi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/timothy-e-ho-district-court-judge-hawaii-district-court-first-circuit-hi", "name": "Timothy E. 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