Senate elevates Devens to Supreme Court chief justice

Following a divided Senate committee confirmation vote, Associate Justice Vla­dimir Devens was confirmed on Thursday to become chief justice of Hawaii’s Supreme Court by the full Senate following a 20-to-5 vote that reflected concerns over Devens’ failure to initially disclose his relationship with a powerful political action committee while applying to join the court as an associate justice.

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