MICHAEL ANTHONY MARR, JUDGE (RET.)

Attorney, Arbitrator, and Mediator

P.O. Box 2731, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96803
Telephone: (808) 255-5017
Email: MmarrADR@aol.com

Professional Affiliations

• Washington State Bar Association (1979)
• Hawai’i State Bar Association (1980)
• Supreme Court of the United States
• United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States District Court / Western Washington
• United States District Court of Hawai’i
• Labor and Employment Relations Association
• Society of Federal Labor Relation Professionals

Education

• BA Political Science, University of Washington, 1975 (Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa)
• JD Law, University of San Francisco, 1978 (Two Scholarships)

Judicial Experience

Honolulu Per Diem District Court Judge, State of Hawai’i
September 17, 1987 – October 30, 2022 (Per Diem – 11 years and 11 months FTE; Pensioner)
Alumni, National Judicial College. Retired Judge, American Judges Association.

Arbitration / Labor Relations Experience

Law Offices of Michael Anthony Marr — February 16, 1979 to Present
Dedicated to arbitration, mediation, and other neutral services in labor and employment law in the federal, public, and private sectors. Arbitrator/mentor for the Oregon Labor Relations Board.

Industries

Military (army, navy, air force, and national guard), architecture, airlines, aerospace, medical/hospital, advertising, automotive, bakery, banking, broadcasting, education, communications, construction, engineering, food (mfg./proc./service), energy and nuclear power, entertainment/arts, hotels/motels/casinos/resorts, machinery, oil, gas, and petrochemicals, United States Border Guards, police and highway patrol, sheriffs, prison guards, fire, public utilities, office workers/clerical, organizations, printing and publishing, real estate, shipbuilding/dry docks, transportation, trucking and storage, warehousing, and restaurants.

Issues

Interest arbitration, jurisdiction, arbitrability, absenteeism, conduct (off-duty)/personal, demotion, employee discipline (discharge and non-discharge), discrimination (age, race, disability, and sex), grievance procedures, drug/alcohol offenses, collective bargaining, agreement interpretation, layoffs/bumping/recall, past practices, seniority, subcontracting/contracting out, hiring practices, work conditions and safety, work orders, job performance, seniority/tenure/reappointment, harassment, violence/threats, management and union rights, arbitrability (procedural and substantive), complex discovery and prehearing motions (non-mutual offensive issue preclusion, res judicata, protective orders, summary disposition), and National Labor Relations Board Deferrals.

Arbitration / Mediation Rosters

• United States District Court of Hawai’i Mediation Panel
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
• Hawai’i Labor Relations Board
• Oregon State Employment Relations Board
• California State Mediation and Conciliation Service
• Los Angeles City Employee Relations Board
• Maine Labor Relations Commission
• Michigan Employment Relations Commission
• Montana Board of Personnel Appeals
• National Association of Securities Dealers
• National Arbitration Forum
• Nevada Employee Relations Board
• Nebraska Employee Relations Board
• Washington State Labor Relations Commission

Panels and/or Multiple Selection

• United States of America / Various Federal Sector Unions
• State of Hawai’i / United Public Workers
• State of Hawai’i / Hawai’i Government Employees Union
• State of Hawai’i / Hawai’i State Teachers Association
• Hawai’i County Governments / United Public Workers
• Hawai’i County Governments / Hawai’i Government Employees Association
• State of Washington and political subdivisions / Various Public Sector Unions
• State of Oregon and political subdivisions / Various Public Sector Unions
• State of Alaska / Alaska Masters, Mates and Pilot Union
• Los Angeles Police Department / Various Public Sector Unions (California)
• City and County of Honolulu / State of Hawai’i Organization of Police Officers
• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department / Police Managers & Supervisors Association (Nevada)
• Kuakini Hospital / Hawai’i Nurses Association
• Aloha United Way / United Public Workers
• Oahu Transit Services, Inc. / Teamsters & Allied Workers
• Stillwater Mining Company / United Steel Workers (Montana)
• Multi-Employer / United Food and Commercial Workers (Washington)
• Costco / Teamsters (Washington)
• Hanford Mission Integration Solutions / Various Unions (Washington)
• Hill Air Force Base / American Federation of Government Employees (Utah)

Publications

Former Editor and primary writer for the Hawai’i Labor and Employment Law Alert (“HLELA”), published four times per year, covering opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Hawai’i Supreme Court, Hawai’i Intermediate Court of Appeals, the Hawai’i Labor Relations Board, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Public Service, Community Service, and Honors

• Trustee, State of Hawai’i Supreme Court Client Protection Fund
• Member, State of Hawai’i Supreme Court Commission on Civility and Professionalism
• Volunteer Judge, City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor’s Annual Trial Advocacy Seminar
• Judge, State of Hawai’i Supreme Court Speaker Program
• Volunteer Appellate Court Judge, University of Hawai’i Mock Trial Program
• Volunteer Trial Judge, State of Hawai’i Annual High School Mock Trial Tournament
• Volunteer Mediator, Mediation Center of the Pacific
• Pro Bono Attorney, Volunteer Legal Services Hawai’i
• Honorary Citizen, Father Flannigan’s Boys Town
• Certificate of Appreciation, State of Hawai’i Judiciary
• Honorary Diploma, Saint Joseph’s Indian School
• Certificate of Appreciation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Certificate of Appreciation, Paralyzed Veterans of America