Katherine G. Leonard (born August 1, 1959) is a Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.
[1] In 1992, Leonard joined the law firm of Carlsmith Ball LLP, where she was a partner for over ten years prior to her judicial appointment.
As a lawyer, she practiced in complex commercial, financial, real estate, environmental, trust and business law litigation and dispute resolution.
[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Linda Lingle in November 2007 to fill the seat vacated by the death of Judge John Lim; she was confirmed unanimously by the Hawaii State Senate.
[2] She was sworn in as an Associate Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals on January 30, 2008.