Rebecca A. Copeland, Brian A. Costa, Dyan M. Medeiros, and Steven R. Nichols have officially taken their oaths as Circuit Court Judges of the First Circuit in Honolulu. The ceremony was held today with colleagues, special guests, family members, and friends in attendance.
The event was presided over by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald and was available for viewing through a livestream on the Judiciary's YouTube channel.
Speakers at the ceremony included Hawaii State Bar Association President Jesse K. Souki; Hawaiʻi State Trial Judges Association Secretary Bryant G.F.Y. Zane; Judicial Selection Commission Commissioner Dawn P.N. Mahi; Hawaiʻi State Senator Mike Gabbard; and Governor Josh Green, M.D.