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'''Todd W. Eddins''' (born {{circa}} 1964/1965) is an [[List of justices of the Supreme Court of Hawaii|Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Hawaii|Hawaii Supreme Court]] and a former Judge of the [[Hawaii state circuit court|O'ahu First Circuit Court of Hawaii]].
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Eddins received his [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from the [[College of William & Mary]] in 1986 and he received his [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[William S. Richardson School of Law]] at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Todd W. Eddins Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com |url=https://www.martindale.com/attorney/todd-w-eddins-894167/ |access-date=November 13, 2020 |website=www.martindale.com}}</ref> While attending law school, Eddins was Executive Editor of the ''[[William S. Richardson School of Law#University of Hawaii Law Review|University of Hawaii Law Review]]''.<ref name=
▲Eddins received his [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from the [[College of William & Mary]] in 1986 and he received his [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[William S. Richardson School of Law]] in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Todd W. Eddins Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com |url=https://www.martindale.com/attorney/todd-w-eddins-894167/ |access-date=November 13, 2020 |website=www.martindale.com}}</ref> While attending law school, Eddins was Executive Editor of the ''[[William S. Richardson School of Law#University of Hawaii Law Review|University of Hawaii Law Review]]''.<ref name="StateCourt">{{Cite web |title=Judge Todd W. Eddins |url=https://www.courts.state.hi.us/judge-todd-w-eddins |access-date=November 13, 2020 |website=www.courts.state.hi.us |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Resume">{{cite web|url=https://governor.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Todd-Eddins-CV-.pdf|title=Todd Eddins|publisher=Office of the Governor|accessdate=November 13, 2020}}</ref>
After graduating law school, he served as a law clerk for Justice [[Yoshimi Hayashi]] of the Hawaii Supreme Court.<ref name=
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Eddins was considered on multiple occasions as a potential nominee for a circuit court vacancy, he was considered as a replacement due to the retirement of Judge [[Steven Alm]] in August 2016,<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Goveror to consider nominees to replace retired judge Steven Alm in First Circuit Court |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |url=https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/governors-office-news-release-governor-to-consider-nominees-to-replace-retired-judge-steven-alm-in-first-circuit-court/ |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> and as a replacement due to the retirement of Judge Karen Ahn in June 2016.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Goveror to consider nominees to replace retired judge Karen Ahn in First Circuit Court |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |url=https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/governors-office-news-release-governor-to-consider-nominees-to-replace-retired-judge-karen-ahn-in-first-circuit-court/ |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> On February 9, 2017, Governor [[David Ige]] appointed Eddins to be a Circuit Judge of the [[Hawaii state circuit court|First Circuit Court]] to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Richard K. Perkins in June 2016.<ref name="Oahu" /> Eddins became a Circuit Judge on April 7, 2017.<ref name=
▲After graduating law school, he served as a law clerk for Justice [[Yoshimi Hayashi]] of the Hawaii Supreme Court.<ref name="StateCourt" /> He later served as a [[public defender|deputy public defender]] from 1992–2004. He served in private practice from 2004–2010 and again from 2013–2017.<ref name="Resume" />
▲== Judicial career ==
▲=== Circuit Court ===
▲Eddins was considered on multiple occasions as a potential nominee for a circuit court vacancy, he was considered as a replacement due to the retirement of Judge [[Steven Alm]] in August 2016,<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Goveror to consider nominees to replace retired judge Steven Alm in First Circuit Court |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |url=https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/governors-office-news-release-governor-to-consider-nominees-to-replace-retired-judge-steven-alm-in-first-circuit-court/ |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> and as a replacement due to the retirement of Judge Karen Ahn in June 2016.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Goveror to consider nominees to replace retired judge Karen Ahn in First Circuit Court |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |url=https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/governors-office-news-release-governor-to-consider-nominees-to-replace-retired-judge-karen-ahn-in-first-circuit-court/ |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> On February 9, 2017, Governor [[David Ige]] appointed Eddins to be a Circuit Judge of the [[Hawaii state circuit court|First Circuit Court]] to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Richard K. Perkins in June 2016.<ref name="Oahu" /> Eddins became a Circuit Judge on April 7, 2017.<ref name="StateCourt" /><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Remigio, Eddins, and Hiraoka Sworn In |date=April 7, 2017 |publisher=Hawaii State Judiciary |url=https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/2017/04/remigio-eddins-and-hiraoka-sworn-in |access-date=December 15, 2020}}</ref> His service on the Circuit Court terminated when he was sworn in as an associate justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court.
=== Hawaii Supreme Court ===▼
On September 29, 2020, Governor [[David Ige]]'s office announced Eddins was one of three candidates being considered for appointment to the Hawaii Supreme Court.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Governor to consider nominees for state supreme court |date=September 29, 2020 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |url=https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/latest-news/office-of-the-governor-governor-to-consider-nominees-for-state-supreme-court/ |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> On October 23, 2020, Governor [[David Ige]] announced Eddins as his appointment to the [[Supreme Court of Hawaii|Hawaii Supreme Court]] to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of [[Richard W. Pollack]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Governor Ige appoints First Circuit judge to Hawai'i Supreme Court |date=October 23, 2020 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=[[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] |url=https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/office-of-the-governor-news-release-governor-ige-appoints-first-circuit-judge-to-hawaii-supreme-court/ |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> On November 19, 2020, he was confirmed in the [[Hawaii Senate]] by a vote of 25–0.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2020 |title=Submitting for consideration and confirmation as Associate Justice to the Hawaii Supreme Court, Gubernatorial Nominee, TODD W. EDDINS, for a term to expire in ten years. |url=https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indivSS.aspx?billtype=GM&billnumber=1&year=2020b |access-date=November 20, 2020 |website=www.capitol.hawaii.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nakaso |first=Dan |last2=Nov. 19 |first2=2020 |last3=pm |first3=Updated 12:40 |date=November 19, 2020 |title=Todd Eddins unanimously confirmed to Hawaii Supreme Court |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/11/19/breaking-news/todd-eddins-unanimously-confirmed-to-hawaii-supreme-court/ |access-date=November 20, 2020 |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |language=en-US}}</ref> He was sworn in on December 11, 2020.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1331743863849984001 |user=hawaiicourts |title=Join us for the swearing-in of Todd W. Eddins as Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. Watch it live on https://youtube.com/user/hawaiicourts |date=November 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Calendar of Events |url=https://calendar.ehawaii.gov/calendar/html/event/2020/12/11/?eventCollectionCode=jud&viewtype=2¤tViewtype=2&event=111271190&viewperiod=1 |access-date=2020-12-15 |website=calendar.ehawaii.gov}}</ref>
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