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# Wendy M. DeWeese

Hawaii Circuit Court, Third Circuit · Circuit Court Judge, Chief Judge, Administrative Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii Circuit Court, Third Circuit
- State: Hawaii
- Role: Circuit Court Judge, Chief Judge, Administrative Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## 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

## 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/judge-wendy-m-deweese)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/judge-wendy-m-deweese)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/judge-wendy-m-deweese)
- [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/judge-wendy-m-deweese)

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