Updated at 7:25 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Tanaka appointed Maui district judge
Advertiser Staff
Maui lawyer Keith E. Tanaka has been appointed a Maui district judge by Chief Justice Ronald Moon, the state judiciary announced today.Tanaka will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of District Judge Reinette Cooper.
Tanaka is a 1983 graduate of the University of Hawai'i William S. Richardson School of Law and worked as a state deputy pubic defender before entering private practice in 1989 specializing in criminal defense work, according to the judiciary.
From 1975 to 1980, he was a high school teacher for the state Department of Education.
Moon selected Tanaka from a list of candidates submitted by the Judicial Selection Commission.
The appointment is subject to state Senate confirmation.
