Lisa M. Ginoza is a judge of the Hawaii Supreme Court. She assumed office on January 12, 2024. Her current term ends on January 11, 2034. Ginoza was nominated to be a member of the Hawaii Supreme Court through an appointment by Gov. Joshua Green on October 23, 2023 and confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate on November 21, 2023 with a vote of 21-0. She was first appointed to the court in 2023 to the seat vacated by Michael Wilson. She was sworn in on January 12, 2024. Ginoza was the chief judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. She was appointed chief judge of the court by Democratic Governor David Ige in March 2018. She was first nominated to the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals by former Republican Governor Linda Lingle in February 2010, and her nomination was confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate on March 5, 2010. Her 10-year term would have expired on May 6, 2020.
