Yesterday, Governor Josh Green, M.D. announced the appointment of Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry as the next Intermediate Appellate Court Judge.

Following this appointment, once confirmed, the number of state judges and/or justices will be 40 sitting female judges to 40 sitting male judges. Should Gov. Green’s earlier selection of Michelle L. Drewer also be confirmed by the State Senate, it would bring the number of sitting female judges to 41, making it the first time in Hawai‘i’s history that there would be more sitting female judges than men.

Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Guidry received her Bachelors of History from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is a graduate of the UH Richardson School of Law where she served on the editorial board of the Asian Pacific Law and Policy Journal, and she currently serves as the Solicitor General for the State of Hawaiʻi employed by the Department of the Attorney General.

Upon Senate confirmation, Guidry would begin her duties after being sworn into office.

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