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Kyra in the Comments
From Kyra Subbotin (Pence law clerk 1983): Â I just came across this website and can confirm that I clerked for Judge Pence in 1983 with Tom Vinje (aka the mad Norwegian). I was honored to be a clerk and work … Continue reading
Judge (retired) “Yama” Chillingworth Interview
Thank you also to William Chillingworth, who reached out to me in the comments (a few years ago, I’m embarrassed to say) with some information about his clerkship. Here is a link to an interview he did with PBS in … Continue reading
Back Again
Thanks to recent emails from Thomas Vinje and Michael Davis, I have updated my list of Judge Pence law clerks. It also seemed time to update the current status of everyone already on the list as best I could based … Continue reading
Walter Chinn, Clerk of the Court, Retired
In my research to locate Pence’s former clerks, I came across this Honolulu Advertiser article – now old news – on the retirement of Walter Chinn, who served as Clerk of the Court in the US District Court. It describes … Continue reading
Thank you, Sean
Finally getting around to updating the list of Pence law clerks (see link to list above) based on information I received from Sean Maloney, who kindly called and emailed from Wisconsin (I’m embarrassed to say when).
Penny Featured in 1985 Honolulu S-B Article
Here is a copy of a 1985 Honolulu Star-Bulletin article featuring Judge Pence. It’s a PDF from the only copy I have and I have not been able to find it in SB archives, so my apologies if it’s difficult to read. … Continue reading
Puny Judges
Buzz Hines, an erstwhile Pence law clerk, recently informed me that Judge Pence (with the assistance of his long time secretary, Annabelle Pa) humorously appointed a number of his clerks as “puisne” judges. We were called “puny†judges – puisne … Continue reading
Judge Pence’s Law Clerks
Just posted a new page listing Judge Pence’s law clerks. It is based on a Google search I did a year or so ago and, admittedly, is incomplete. I would be happy to make corrections and additions – just let … Continue reading
South Hilo Rotary Club – Pence as Founder
This from the web page of the South Hilo Rotary Club: Charter member Paul Schattauer had another view of why this club was formed. Martin Pence was a strong Democrat, while the president of their Hilo Club was a strong … Continue reading
Hilo Tsunami Museum
We recently returned from a 10 day visit to the Big Island and, for the first time, visited the Pacific Tsunami Museum (www.tsunami.org), which chronicles in pictures, videos and stories the tsunamis that hit Hilo in 1946 and 1960. I’d heard … Continue reading