HI SB2927

Amends Article VI, Section 3 of the Hawaii Constitution to standardize the appointment and senate confirmation process for district court judges to match the process for supreme court justices, intermediate appellate court judges, and circuit court judges

Requires the Judicial Selection Commission to present the Chief Justice with a list of 4-6 nominees for district court vacancies, instead of the current process

Establishes that a district court appointment is automatically approved if the Senate fails to reject it within 30 days of receiving notice, with the Chief Justice required to make another appointment from the list within 10 days if the Senate rejects an appointment

Removes the requirement for the Senate to hold a public hearing and vote on district court appointments within 30 days

Allows the Judicial Selection Commission to make the appointment from the nominee list without Senate consent if the appointment and consent procedure fails to produce a valid appointment