The first Native Hawaiian woman to serve as chief of staff for a United States Senator is a 2007 graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Coti Haia grew up splitting her time between Mililani and Waimānalo and … [Read more...] about UH law school alumna rises to U.S. Senator’s chief of staff
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The Law School’s Archives Displayed at the 50th Gala
By Ellen-Rae Cachola The Law Library’s Archives team, led by Dr. Ellen-Rae Cachola and assisted by Ellen Faletti, exhibited archival displays at the 50th Anniversary Gala of the William S. Richardson School of Law. The exhibit title was 50 Years in the Making: William S. Richardson School of Law … [Read more...] about The Law School’s Archives Displayed at the 50th Gala
UH law school celebrates 50th anniversary
The William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is commemorating its 50th anniversary. Opened in 1973, Richardson is the only law school in Hawaiʻi. Its founder and namesake, William S. Richardson, spearheaded the drive to establish the school beginning in 1966. … [Read more...] about UH law school celebrates 50th anniversary
UH law school alumna, who nearly lost her home in Maui wildfires, named “courageous judge” by National Judicial College
A graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law was recently selected as one of 60 courageous judges to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of The National Judicial College. Judge Adrianne N. Heely Caires is the only honoree from Hawaiʻi. She has … [Read more...] about UH law school alumna, who nearly lost her home in Maui wildfires, named “courageous judge” by National Judicial College
UH law school alumna appointed to federal judgeship
Judge Shanlyn Park (middle) at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in October. The first Native Hawaiian woman federal district court judge, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law graduate Shanlyn Park, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 30. Born … [Read more...] about UH law school alumna appointed to federal judgeship
UH law school alumna nominated to Hawaiʻi Supreme Court
Update November 22, 2023: Lisa Ginoza was confirmed by the state Senate to serve as an associate justice on the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on November 21. Original story: A graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law was … [Read more...] about UH law school alumna nominated to Hawaiʻi Supreme Court