STAND. COM. REP. NO.  334

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 513

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 513 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DESIGNATING SUBSTITUTE JUDGES ON THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Chief Justice to designate circuit judges, retired intermediate appellate judges, or retired supreme court justices to fill a vacancy on the Intermediate Court of Appeals.

 

     The Judiciary and Hawaii State Bar Association's Appellate Section supported this measure.  An individual opposed this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 28, 2081, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 513, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 513, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair