This time, bar rates Chief Justice nominee qualified

According to the Bar's email to members received a few minutes ago:

Judicial Nominees: The HSBA Board has submitted testimony to the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee that Blaine Kobayashi, nominee for the District Court, Second Circuit (Maui), and Mark Recktenwald, nominee for Chief Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court, are qualified for the respective judicial positions. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for these two nominees on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at the State Capitol, Room 229. The deadline to submit testimony is 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.