(AP) — The Hawaiʻi Senate has voted to approve Gov. David Ige’s nomination of Native Hawaiian attorney Sonja McCullen to serve on the Intermediate Court of Appeals. Senators voted 24-0 to confirm the appointment. MuCullen currently serves as a deputy prosecutor in Honolulu. The Senate Judiciary Committee found McCullen to be well-qualified for the position. McCullen has served as a clerk for Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Paula Nakayama and as an attorney for United Public Workers. She taught Hawaiian studies and language for five years at Waianae High School during what she called her “first career” as a teacher.

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