Attorneys are asked to resubmit surveys intended to help justices and judges improve judicial performance.

UPDATED Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves judicial nominees Masunaga, Crabtree and Kuriyama. Full Senate vote set for Thursday.

Civil Beat hosted a forum on the Hawaii State Bar Association's role in the appointment of judges, with President Hugh Jones, former state Attorney General Michael Lilly and former President Douglas Crosier.

At our next forum at Civil Beat, we'll discuss the role of the Hawaii State Bar Association in the judicial nomination process. Hear from key thought leaders.