HONOLULU - Four nominees for Circuit Judge for the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Island of Hawai?i) have been announced for consideration. Governor Josh Green, M.D., will nominate a successor to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Circuit Judge Robert D.S., Kim in July of 2024.

The State Judicial Selection Commission transmitted the list of nominees to Governor  Green following a thorough review of the qualifications and backgrounds of all applicants.

The nominees are:

• Mark D. Disher; currently Deputy Corporation Counsel in the County of Hawai?i Office of the Corporation Counsel. He is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa.

• Brandon K. Flores; currently Assistant Administrator of the Child Support Enforcement Agency in the state of Hawai?i Department of the Attorney General. Flores is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa.

• Kauanoe A.D. Jackson; currently a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, county of Hawai?i Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. Jackson is a graduate of the Chapman University School of Law (known now as the Dale E. Fowler School of Law).

• Scott K.D. Shishido; currently the Hawai?i Island Managing Attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Hawai?i. Shishido is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa.

Governor Green must make his appointment within 30 days, or by Friday, March 28, 2025.

The public is invited to provide comments on the nominees via the Governor’s website https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/contact-the-governor/.