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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 601-8 (2026)

  Practice of law forbidden

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     §601-8  Practice of law forbidden.  Justices of the supreme court, judges of the intermediate appellate court, judges of the circuit court, and full-time judges of the district court and of the district family court shall not engage in the practice of law during their terms of office. [L 1892, c 57, §3; am L 1892, c 76, §1; RL 1925, §2213; RL 1935, §3573; RL 1945, §9574; RL 1955, §213-4; HRS §601-8; am L 1970, c 188, §7; am L 1979, c 111, §23]

 

Rules of Court

 

  See JC rule 3.10.

 

Case Notes

 

  Cited:  27 H. 509, 526 (1923).

  Discussed:  74 H. 394, 846 P.2d 894 (1993).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Application of Ferguson, 846 P.2d 894 (Haw. 1993).
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Application of Ferguson, 846 P.2d 894 (Haw. 1993). · cites it 11× “To interpret the proscriptions of article VI, section 3 as applicable to per diem judges would be to assume that the convention delegates intended to render unconstitutional HRS §§ 601-8 and 604-2 (1975), ignore the historical practice of law by per diem judges, and frustrate…”
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