FILED IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF HAWAII
Dec 31, 2020, 1:01 pm
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
ORDER CONSTITUTING THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PANEL AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following
attorneys shall constitute the Criminal Justice Act Panel (“CJA Panel”) and CJA Panel
Mentorship Program (“Mentorship Program”) effective January 1, 2021:
CJA PANEL
1. Adams III, Bentley C. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
2. Akamu, K. Kenji (trials / CVB / no appeals)
3. Arakaki, Jeffrey T. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
4. Barbee, Rustam A. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
5. Bervar, Birney B. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
6. Ching, Louis Michael (trials / CVB / no appeals)
7. Dotson, DeAnna S. (appeals only)
8. Glendon, Crystal K. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
9. Gronna, Richard D. (trials / CVB / appeals)
10. Gutierrez, Catherine P. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
11. Hironaka, Randall K. (trials / CVB / appeals)
12. Hoke Jr., Richard L. (trials / no CVB / no appeals)
13. Ignacio, Benjamin R.C. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
14. Isaacson, Lars Robert (trials / CVB / appeals)
15. Ishibashi, Dana S. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
16. Kagiwada, Cynthia A. (trials / CVB / appeals)
17. Kau, Megan K. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
18. Kennedy, Andrew M. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
19. Kimura, Harlan Y. (trials / CVB / appeals)
20. Kugiya, Neal J. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
21. Lester, Rebecca S. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
22. Lundquist, Pamela I. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
23. Malinao, Clarissa Y. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
24. McMillen, Georgia K. (appeals only)
25. Oshiro, Stanton C. (Hilo only / trial / CVB / no appeals)
26. Otake, Thomas M. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
27. Panagakos, Lynn E. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
28. Park, Michael J. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
29. Park, Shanlynn A.S. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
30. Rodby, Walter J. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
31. Say, Jason Z. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
32. Singh, Gary G. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
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33. Victor, Marc J. (trials / CVB / appeals)
34. Virtue, Clarence Cary (Honolulu & Maui - trials / CVB / no appeals)
35. Wurdeman, Richard N. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
36. Yusi, Anthony H. (trials / CVB / no appeals)
37. Zenger, Mark R. (Kauai only - trials / CVB / no appeals)
CJA Panel Attorneys 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 Attorneys
may serve an unlimited number of terms and may serve on specialized panels as deemed
appropriate by the CJA Panel Committee.
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
1. Burks, Jason R.
2. Mannisto, Matthew
3. Ponce, Kelli K. Lee
Mentorship Program Participants may serve for a term of up to three (3) years
unless otherwise permitted by the CJA Panel Committee. Mentorship Program
Participants will work closely with and under the guidance of experienced CJA Panel
Attorneys selected by the CJA Panel Committee to serve as mentors. Upon
demonstrating proficiency in federal criminal practice, participants may be considered by
the CJA Panel Committee, with the Court's approval, to serve as CJA Panel Attorneys.
Mentors and participants will be compensated.
CJA Panel Attorneys and Mentorship Program Participants shall be registered ECF
Users in the CM/ECF (“Case Management/Electronic Case Files”) system implemented
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by the District of Hawaii. See Amended General Order Adopting Electronic Case Filing
Procedures filed on February 1, 2006.
CJA Panel Attorneys and Mentorship Program Participants 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 Attorneys and Mentorship Program Participants 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
which is available on the Court's website at www.hid.uscourts.gov under Court
Resources/Ninth Circuit Criminal Justice Act Policies and Procedures.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, December 31, 2020.
/s/ J. Michael Seabright
J. MICHAEL SEABRIGHT
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Leslie E. Kobayashi
LESLIE E. KOBAYASHI
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Derrick K. Watson
DERRICK K. WATSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Jill A. Otake
JILL A. OTAKE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In re Criminal Justice Act Plan for the District of Hawaii; ORDER CONSTITUTING THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PANEL AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
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