Court Briefs

• Jurisdiction: Hawaii,United States
• Citation: Vol. 24 No. 09
• Publication year: 2020

COURT BRIEFS

Celebrating Justice Richard W. Pollack Day

Candy and Richard W. Pollack

After 40 years of dedicated service to the legal community and people of Hawaii, Supreme Court Associate Justice Richard W. Pollack was honored with a proclamation issued by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald declaring July 1, 2020 Associate Justice Richard W. Pollack Day in the Courts of the State of Hawaii.

The proclamation stated, in part, that "[d]uring his tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Pollack was extraordinarily productive, authoring more than 150 opinions, all of which were meticulously researched and clearly written. He shaped the court's jurisprudence in areas including public trust resources and the environment, criminal procedure, evidence, and public access to governmental proceedings. He was always respectful in his decisions, even when others held...