Daily Archives: November 16, 2008

At the majority caucus meeting on Thursday, November, 13, 2008, I officially became the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.  This is one of the three big committees in the House.  In years past, the committee has taken on many challenging issues such as same-sex marriage, civil unions, medical malpractice, death with dignity, and the three-strikes law for criminals.  Many political insiders consider this chairmanship the “kiss of death” leadership post because many chairs lose their seat or retire because of the many controversial issues, onslaught by emotional people, and the high stress level for the chair and his family.  I will do my best for the people of Hawaii.