Todd W. Eddins
Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court
Assumed office
December 11, 2020
Appointed byDavid Ige
Preceded byRichard W. Pollack
Judge of the O'ahu First Circuit Court
In office
April 7, 2017 – December 11, 2020
Appointed byDavid Ige
Preceded byRichard K. Perkins
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 58–59)[1]
EducationCollege of William & Mary (BBA)
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (JD)

Todd W. Eddins (born c. 1964 or 1965) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court since 2020. He previously served as a judge of the O'ahu First Circuit Court of Hawaii from 2017 to 2020.

Education

Eddins received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William & Mary in 1986 and he received his Juris Doctor from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1991.[2] While attending law school, Eddins was Executive Editor of the University of Hawaii Law Review.[3][4]

After graduating law school, he served as a law clerk for Justice Yoshimi Hayashi of the Hawaii Supreme Court.[3] He later served as a deputy public defender from 1992–2004. He served in private practice from 2004–2010 and again from 2013–2017.[4]

Judicial career

Circuit court

Eddins was considered on multiple occasions as a potential nominee for a circuit court vacancy, he was considered as a replacement due to the retirement of Judge Steven Alm in August 2016,[5] and as a replacement due to the retirement of Judge Karen Ahn in June 2016.[6] On February 9, 2017, Governor David Ige appointed Eddins to be a Circuit Judge of the First Circuit Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Richard K. Perkins in June 2016.[1] Eddins became a Circuit Judge on April 7, 2017.[3][7] His service on the Circuit Court terminated when he was sworn in as an associate justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court.

Hawaii Supreme Court

On September 29, 2020, Governor David Ige's office announced Eddins was one of three candidates being considered for appointment to the Hawaii Supreme Court.[8] On October 23, 2020, Governor David Ige announced Eddins as his appointment to the Hawaii Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Richard W. Pollack.[9] On November 19, 2020, he was confirmed in the Hawaii Senate by a vote of 25–0.[10][11] He was sworn in on December 11, 2020.[12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Governor Ige appoints three to First Circuit Court (O'ahu)" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii: Office of the Governor. February 9, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Todd W. Eddins Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Judge Todd W. Eddins". www.courts.state.hi.us. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Todd Eddins" (PDF). Office of the Governor. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Goveror to consider nominees to replace retired judge Steven Alm in First Circuit Court" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii: Office of the Governor. January 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Goveror to consider nominees to replace retired judge Karen Ahn in First Circuit Court" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii: Office of the Governor. January 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Remigio, Eddins, and Hiraoka Sworn In" (Press release). Hawaii State Judiciary. April 7, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Governor to consider nominees for state supreme court" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii: Office of the Governor. September 29, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Governor Ige appoints First Circuit judge to Hawai'i Supreme Court" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii: Office of the Governor. October 23, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Submitting for consideration and confirmation as Associate Justice to the Hawaii Supreme Court, Gubernatorial Nominee, TODD W. EDDINS, for a term to expire in ten years". www.capitol.hawaii.gov. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ Nakaso, Dan (November 19, 2020). "Todd Eddins unanimously confirmed to Hawaii Supreme Court". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ @hawaiicourts (November 25, 2020). "Join us for the swearing-in of Todd W. Eddins as Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. Watch it live on https://youtube.com/user/hawaiicourts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Calendar of Events". calendar.ehawaii.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

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