Shanlyn Alohakeao Souza Park at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 15, 2024–present
Shanlyn Alohakeao Souza Park
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant federal public defender, District of Hawaii, 1997-2017; senior litigator, 2013-2017
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Francis I. Yamashita, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1995-1996
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law, 2001-2006
- Professional Career: Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1996-1997, 2017-2021
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Judge, Circuit Court of Hawaii, First Judicial Circuit, 2021-2024
- Professional Career: Criminal Justice Panel attorney, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, 2017-2021
Education
- University of Honolulu · B.A., 1991
- University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law · J.D., 1995
- Chaminade University of Honolulu · B.A., 1991
Personal record
Born 1969 · Honolulu
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
Any such device is subject to security inspection. Electronic devices must be silenced or turned off prior to entry into Judge Park’s courtroom to avoid disruption to court proceedings. Inside Judge Park’s courtroom, no person may use an electronic device for any purpose, except attorneys of record and members of their litigating team, who are…SASP%20Pretrial%20Procedures.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761376SASP%20Pretrial%20Procedures.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.hid.uscourts.gov/cms/assets/b0bb13c1-4b97-40c6-b873-66bdcf9434f0/SASP%20Pretrial%20Procedures.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts