April 2022 Bar Bulletin
By Judge Patrick Oishi
The Court’s new emergency order on masking took effect March 12. In courtrooms and offices where business is conducted with the public, masks are still required. In public areas such as hallways, masks are encouraged but not required. People access almost all indoor spaces based on personal choice and on a voluntary basis. But in many instances, courthouses are different. Some persons come to the Court voluntarily, but many others are required to come by need, by summons, by arrest, by subpoena, or other circumstances, or because their significant rights are...