Mahilani E.K. Hiatt was sworn in Friday as a judge of the District Family Court of the Third Circuit before family, friends and colleagues at the state courthouse in Waimea.
Hiatt will serve a term of six years through August 2024. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald.
Prior to her appointment, Hiatt was a partner at Hiatt &Hiatt, where she concentrated on commercial litigation and employment law.
She also served as a per diem judge for the Third Circuit.
She previously served as human resources administrator at Hawaii Electric Light Co., and was an associate attorney at Bays Deaver Hiatt Lung &Rose in Honolulu.
Hiatt is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1993.