Joseph Florendo '79 Named Hawaii Jurist of the Year

Joseph Florendo '79, a Hawaii Island District Court Judge, was honored as Hawaii Jurist of the Year by Chief Justice Ronald Moon on October 17 in a ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom.  Judge Florendo, a native of Honolulu who has spent 22 years on the District Court bench, "has earned a reputation of being hard-working, fair-minded, compassionate, and not only knowledgeable in the law, but a good student of the law," said Chief Justice Moon.  "His rulings are thoughtful, grounded in the law, and tempered with compassion."

Florendo was one of more than two dozen Law School alumni attending the UC Davis School of Law Judicial Alumni Association Alumni on the Bench Reunion on October 24-25.