List of justices of the Supreme Court of Hawaii


Following is a list Justices of the Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Current justices

Past justices

From October 8, 1840, to January 15, 1848, the court was known as the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
From January 15, 1848, to December 6, 1852, it was known as the Superior Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
From December 6, 1852, to January 17, 1893, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
From January 17, 1893, to July 4, 1898, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Republic of Hawaii.
From July 4, 1898, to August 21, 1959, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii.
From August 21, 1959, to the present, it is known as the Supreme Court of Hawaii.
NamePortraitAppointmentTerm EndChief Justice AppointmentChief Justice Term End
October 8, 1840January 15, 1848October 8, 1840January 15, 1848
October 8, 1840June 7, 1845
June 10, 1845January 15, 1848
May 10, 1842November, 1846
May 10, 1842by January 15, 1848
May 10, 1842by January 15, 1848
May 10, 1842by January 15, 1848
November, 1846by January 15, 1848
January 15, 1848January 10, 1855
January 15, 1848February 16, 1864
January 16, 1848May 28, 1857January 16, 1848May 28, 1857
*January 10, 1855December 24, 1863
June 4, 1857February 22, 1877June 4, 1857February 1, 1877
*February 16, 1864March 12, 1867
February 16, 1864July 8, 1868
July 10, 1868July 10, 1869
*September 30, 1868February 18, 1874
July 10, 1869February 18, 1874
February 18, 1874July 2, 1881February 1, 1877July 2, 1881
February 18, 1874May 20, 1900November 5, 1881May 20, 1900
February 1, 1877April 10, 1892
November 7, 1881July 5, 1885
July 7, 1885January 17, 1890
December 29, 1886December 10, 1895
December 27, 1886November 1, 1887
December 28, 1887January 17, 1893
March 7, 1893August 15, 1907July 5, 1900August 15, 1907
January 11, 1896July 14, 1900
*July 5, 1900June 15, 1904
June 30, 1900June 15, 1904
*June 15, 1904March 9, 1911August 15, 1907March 9, 1911
June 15, 1904January 31, 1905
February 13, 1905January 25, 1910
August 15, 1907May 6, 1909
*May 6, 1909April 2, 1914
March 9, 1911January 1, 1918March 9, 1911January 1, 1918
March 19, 1914December 15, 1916
April 2, 1914September 12, 1918
*January 13, 1917April 17, 1922March 7, 1918April 17, 1922
*March 7, 1918April 17, 1922
September 26, 1918October 10, 1922
*April 17, 1922July 3, 1934February 26, 1926July 3, 1934
*April 17, 1922December 21, 1925April 17, 1922December 21, 1925
October 10, 1922September 5, 1926
*July 3, 1934March 22, 1941July 3, 1934March 22, 1941
*19351949
*June 20, 19411950June 20, 19411950
19421955
April 18, 1950April 6, 1956October 15, 1951April 6, 1956
October 15, 19511959
February 7, 1955July 27, 1959March 29, 1956July 27, 1959
October 5, 1959May 8, 1967
October 5, 1959May 8, 1967
October 5, 1959May 8, 1967
*October 5, 1959September 15, 1960
October 5, 1959December 31, 1965October 5, 1959December 31, 1965
April 28, 1961June 28, 1968
March 25, 1966October 30, 1982March 25, 1966October 30, 1982
May 8, 1967December 28, 1973
*May 8, 1967December 28, 1973
July 17, 1969December 29, 1978
February 5, 1974December 30, 1981
April 16, 1974December 30, 1981
July 1, 1975February 28, 1979
January 28, 1980March 31, 1993April 26, 1983March 31, 1993
March 24, 1980December 28, 1989
March 30, 1982March 31, 1992
March 30, 1982March 31, 1992
September 7, 1983September 22, 1992
March 31, 1992February 4, 2000
April 7, 1992December 30, 2008
May 13, 1993December 31, 2002
March 9, 1990August 31, 2013March 31, 1993August 31, 2013
June 27, 2003July 1, 2012
May 19, 2000February 29, 2014
August 6, 2012June 2, 2020