FILED IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF HAWAII
Sep 02, 2025
Lucy H. Carrillo, Clerk of Court
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII
In Re
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PLAN
FOR THE DISTRICT OR HAWAII
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER
CONSTITUTING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PANEL
This order supplements this Court’s prior Order Constituting the Criminal
Justice Act Panel (2024-2027 Term) filed December 28, 2023, the Supplemental
Order Constituting the Criminal Justice Act Panel filed on July 29, 2024, the
Second Supplemental Order Constituting the Criminal Justice Act Panel filed on
April 9, 2025, and the Third Supplemental Order Constituting the Criminal
Justice Act Panel filed on August 18, 2025.
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
following attorney is appointed member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel (“CJA
Panel”) effective the date of this order:
1. Benjamin Eleu Lowenthal (trials / appeals)
2. Elizabeth Richardson-Royer (appeals – out of district)
CJA Panel Attorney shall serve for a term of three (3) years unless
determined by the CJA Panel Committee to be no longer qualified to serve. CJA
Panel Attorney may serve an unlimited number of terms and may serve on
specialized panels as deemed appropriate by the CJA Panel Committee.
CJA Panel Attorney shall be registered ECF Users in the CM/ECF (“Case
Management/Electronic Case Files”) system implemented by the District of
Hawaii. See Amended General Order Adopting Electronic Case Filing Procedures
filed on February 1, 2006.
CJA Panel Attorney shall read and comply with the United States District
Court for the District of Hawaii CJA Plan and CJA Billing Guide, both of which
are available on the Court's website at www.hid.uscourts.gov under Court
Resources/CJA/CJA Plan and CJA Billing Guide.
CJA Panel Attorney shall also read and otherwise comply with the policies
applicable to non-capital representations for counsel appointed under the Criminal
Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, set out in the Criminal Justice Act Policies and
Procedures adopted by the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council on October 20, 2016 and
amended on January 10, 2020, and further updated (appendices on February 1,
2024, and which is available on the Court's website at www.hid.uscourts.gov under
Court Resources/Ninth Circuit Criminal Justice Act Policies and Procedures.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, September 2, 2025.
/s/ Derrick K. Watson
DERRICK K. WATSON
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Jill A. Otake
JILL A. OTAKE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Micah W.J. Smith
MICAH W.J. SMITH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Shanlyn A. S. Park
SHANLYN A. S. PARK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In re Criminal Justice Act Plan for the District of Hawaii;
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER CONSTITUTING THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PANEL
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