Sabrina S. McKenna at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Justice
- Court
- Supreme Court of Hawaii
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Sabrina S. McKenna
Associate Justice · Supreme Court of Hawaii
Available research
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · March 30, 2026
Megan E. Bryan v. Child Support Enforcement Agency, State of Hawaiʻi
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Law professor, Legal academia
- Corporate counsel, Corporate legal practice
- Civil litigator, Civil litigation
- Deputy Public Defender, the Office of the Public Defender in Honolulu and as a law clerk to First Circuit Judge Marcia Waldorf
- Justice McKenna was a civil litigator, corporate counsel, and law professor before becoming a Hawaii state trial court judge in 1993.
Judicial service
- Associate Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court.
- Judge, Hawaii Supreme Court, 2011-present
Education
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii · Law degree, 1982
Courtroom rules and guidance
Extended Coverage Notice
Hawaii requires news media to notify a court coordinator before electronic or photographic coverage of a judicial proceeding, including audio recording, film, videotape, or still photography.
The news media must notify a court coordinator of their intent to provide any electronic or photographic coverage of a judicial proceeding.Cameras and Audio Equipment ↗
Camera Microphone Placement
Hawaii leaves courtroom camera and microphone placement to the judge and cautions that judges may differ on placement rules.
The judge will decide where cameras and microphones can be placed in the courtroom. Judges differ on this - so please ask.Cameras and Audio Equipment ↗
Sources
Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked August 22, 2026
https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/supreme/justices/justicesCourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4120/sabrina-s-mckenna/Cameras and Audio Equipment
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/media_guidelines/cameras_and_audio_equipmentRemote Court Hearings via Zoom
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.courts.state.hi.us/remote-court-hearings-via-zoom-or-webex