David C. Farmer vs. Harmon - Exhibit: Connecting the Dots to the Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission

Connecting the dots to the...

Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission

A Sighting from The Catbird Seat

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David C. Farmer, Successor-Trustee vs. Harmon

(Formerly Woo vs. Harmon & Nicholson vs. Harmon)

CV05-00030 DAE KSC

U.S. District Court For the District of Hawaii

Judges: David A. Ezra; Kevin S. Chang

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DEFENDANT’S EXHIBIT

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A few words of explanation:

In his "MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO DEBTOR'S MOTION FOR ORDER TO DISAPPROVE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID C. FARMER AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE", filed with the Court on August 24, 2007, the Trustee's attorney, Steven Guttman, Esq., of the law firm, Kessner Duca Umebayashi Bain & Matsunage, stated to the Court:

"... Harmon is once again attempting to create issues of conflict where none exist by attempting to draw connections between phantom dots."...

Mr. Guttman does not elaborate beyond this statement of HIS PERSONAL OPINION, as to which of the thousands of connections I have cited that he wishes the Court to accept, without question, as being merely "phantom dots".

In other court filings, Mr. Guttman has characterized my Motions as only consisting of “political opinions” and "conspiracy theories" -- again with no specific references.

Despite these unnamed "phantom dots", “political opinions” and "conspiracy theories", the Court has blithely and unquestionably gone along with Mr. Guttman's unsubstantiated opinions and has repeatedly denied all Motions that I have made.

In fact, both Courts involved have ruled that the Court Clerk shall not accept any future filings from me without the Courts' prior approval - which it has repeatedly declined to give.

Therefore, due to the fact that I continue to discover new, material FACTS, and new evidence of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud almost daily, I am preparing a set of NEW EXHIBITS in which I intend to document the financial, professional, personal, and political connections – and conflicts of interests – between the many various entities involved in this case.

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Judicial Selection Commission

The Judicial Selection Commission reviews and evaluates applications for all judicial vacancies, and vote, by secret ballot, to select qualified nominees. Established by a 1978 state constitutional amendment, the Commission is governed by the Judicial Selection Commission Rules.

The names of the nominees are then forwarded to the appropriate appointing authority. The governor is the appointing authority to nominate judges of the Supreme Court, Intermediate Court of Appeals, and Circuit Court for an initial ten-year term. The governor selects appointees from a list of not less than four and not more than six names submitted by the Judicial Selection Commission. The commission submits a list of at least six names to the chief justice who nominates judges for district and district family court to six-year terms. All nominations are subject to confirmation by the state senate.

The Commission also determines whether a justice or judge shall be retained in office. The Commission publicizes the fact that a justice or judge is seeking retention so that all persons who might have an interest in the matter be informed of the opportunity to comment.

Comments about justices and judges seeking appointment or retention should be submitted to:

Contact Information:
Judicial Selection Commission
417 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813-2902
Telephone: (808) 538-5200

The Commission is composed of nine members, no more than four of whom may be lawyers. The members, who serve staggered six-year terms, are selected or elected as follows:

Chairperson
Rosemary T. Fazio	Chairperson
Philip Hellreich	Vice-Chairperson
Shelton G.W. Jim On	Secretary

Member	Term	Appointing/Electing Authority
Susan Ichinose	04/02/07 - 04/01/13	(Bar)
Frederick T. Okumura	04/02/07 - 04/01/13	(CJ)
George Masuoka	04/02/08 - 04/01/14	(Senate)
Rosemary T. Fazio	04/02/03 - 04/01/09	(Bar)
Thomas Fujikawa	04/02/03 - 04/01/09	(House)
Philip Hellreich	04/02/03 - 04/01/09	(Governor)
Shelton G.W. Jim On	04/02/05 - 04/01/11	(Governor)
Ralph R. LaFountaine	04/02/05 - 04/01/11	(House)
Sheri N. Sakamoto	04/02/05 - 04/01/11	(Senate)

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Friday, December 5, 2008

6 recommended for Honolulu judge post

Pacific Business News (Honolulu) - by Linda Chiem

The Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission has sent Gov. Linda Lingle its list of six recommended judicial candidates to fill a vacancy in 1st Circuit Court in Honolulu.

Lingle will choose a candidate from one of the following six names:

• Cecelia Choi Yuk Chang of the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City & County of Honolulu.

• Douglas A. Crosier, divorce attorney.

• Stephen Levins, executive director of the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection.

• Edwin C. Nacino, district judge, Honolulu District Court.

• Steven Masanobu Nakashima, a partner with the law firm Marr Jones & Wang.

• Rom Alex Trader, deputy prosecuting attorney for the City & County of Honolulu.

The governor, who has 30 days to make her selection, is asking for public comments on the nominees by Dec. 12.

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The following is a listing of some of the named witnesses in this case who have factual connections, past and present, with the Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission.

Each underlined name has been linked to a detailed description of that witness to enable the reader to more easily CONNECT THE DOTS TO . . .

THE HAWAII JUDICIAL
SELECTION COMMISSION

Michael Heihre

William S. Richardson