Wendy M. DeWeese at a glance
- Current role
- Circuit Court Judge, Chief Judge, Administrative Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends December 1, 2031
Wendy M. DeWeese
Circuit Court Judge, Chief Judge, Administrative Judge · Hawaii Circuit Court, Third Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- Circuit Court Judge of the Third Circuit in Hawaii, serving a 10‐year term from December 2, 2021, to December 1, 2031, and is currently the Chief Judge of Division 4
- December 2, 2021, by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald (Sworn in)
- Sworn in as a Third Circuit Court judge on December 2, 2021, after more than three years as a Third Circuit District Family Court judge.
- She also had 11 years as a Deputy Public Defender in Kona, Hawaii In 2005, she was a law clerk for Third Circuit Judge Ronald Ibarra
- Before judicial service, she was a deputy public defender in Kona and, in 2005, a law clerk for Third Circuit Judge Ronald Ibarra.
- Administrative Judge, Hawaii Circuit Court, Third Circuit
- Position: Circuit Court Judge, Third Circuit (Division 4, Chief Judge, Administrative Judge)
Education
- Bachelor’s degree at Pomona College and law degree at Southwestern University School of Law.
Additional information
- She joined the California bar in 1993 and the Hawaii bar in 2006.
- Before her appointment to the Third Circuit, Judge DeWeese served over three years as a District Family Court Judge in the Third Circuit.
- As Chief Judge of Division 4, she oversees administrative and judicial functions for her division
- She was inducted into office during a virtual ceremony livestreamed by the Hawaii State Judiciary, with notable guest speakers including leaders from the Hawaii Bar Associations and the Judicial Selection Commission
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