STAND. COM. REP. NO. 912

                                    Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                      , 1999

                                    RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 217
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred
Governor's Message No. 217 , submitting for study and
consideration the nomination of:

CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION COMMISSION

     G.M. No. 217     JUDY SOBIN, for a term to expire June 30,
                      2003;

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominee, your
Committee finds that the aforementioned nominee will work with
compassion and commitment to assist in administering various
government functions.  Your Committee further finds that the
nominee has been appointed based upon her professional
credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better
through her participation on the commission to which she has been
nominated. 

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominee:

     Judy Sobin holds an A.B. in political science from George
Washington University and currently works as the executive
director for Hawaii Lawyers Care.  She has previously worked as
the government affairs director for the Honolulu Board of
Realtors and as the legislative liason for the State Department
of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.  Ms. Sobin has
served as a commissioner on the Crime Victim Compensation

 
 
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Commission since 1995 and is also active in the American
Judicature Society and the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition.

     Testimony in support of the nominee was submitted to your
Committee by Hawaii Women Lawyers; Hawaii State Commission on the
Status of Women; and the Crime Victim Compensation Commission.
All testimony unanimously supported the nomination of Ms. Sobin
by indicating that the Crime Victim Compensation Commission can
only benefit from Ms. Sobin's management expertise, energy,
dedication to public service and motivation to improve our
communities.

     Your Committee diligently questioned the nominee about her
role on the specific commission to which she has been nominated
and believes that the nominee adequately responded to the
Committee's inquiries. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee, after full consideration of the background, character,
experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the
nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and
recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary,



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair