The state Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the nominations of three new Circuit Court appointees, including one who Committee Chair Sen. Karl Rhoads suggested may have been the subject of a last-minute attempt to derail his confirmation.
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The committee adopted Rhoads’ recommendation to advise and consent on the nominations of Gregory Meyers to the District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Kauai) and Joanna Sokolow and Jill Hasegawa to the District Family Court of the Third Circuit
A Kauai deputy prosecuting attorney accused Meyers of witness tampering one day before Meyers was to be interviewed by the Hawaii State Bar Association and three days before he was to appear before the Senate committee
Several local attorneys who turned out on Thursday to support Meyers’ nomination testified that Meyers’ interaction with the witness was appropriate and in keeping with his obligations as a defense attorney
Sen. Karl Rhoads called the situation a “no-win for the Senate”
The committee adopted Rhoads’ recommendation to advise and consent on the nominations of Gregory Meyers to the District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Kauai) and Joanna Sokolow and Jill Hasegawa to District Family Court of the Third Circuit.
