Gov. David Ige taps Clare Connors for attorney general

Gov. David Ige has appointed Clare Connors to serve as Hawaii’s next attorney general, replacing Russell Suzuki who had served in the position since February.

The Hawaii attorney general is the top legal and law enforcement officer for the state. Connors’ appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.

Connors has worked as an attorney at Honolulu’s Davis Levin Livingston, where she has represented cases involving medical malpractice, personal injury, consumers’ rights, civil rights, commercial disputes and insurance bad faith matters, according to the law firm’s website. She also represented the federal government prosecuting fraud, child exploitation crimes and other felony offenses.

Former President Barack Obama nominated Connors to be a federal judge in Hawaii in 2015, but the Senate never voted on her nomination. The position was filled by Jill Otake, who was nominiated by President Donald Trump.

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