Craig Nakamura
Chief Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
In office
September 16, 2009 – March 2018
Appointed byLinda Lingle
Succeeded byAlexa D.M. Fujise (acting)
Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
In office
April 8, 2004 – September 16, 2009
Appointed byLinda Lingle
Succeeded byLawrence M. Reifurth
Personal details
Born (1956-07-19) July 19, 1956
Honolulu, Hawaii
EducationUniversity of Hawaiʻi BA
Harvard University JD

Craig H. Nakamura (born July 19, 1956) is a former judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Education

Nakamura received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude in 1981.[1]

Career

After law school, Nakamura served as a law clerk for United States circuit judge Herbert Choy. He then worked as an associate attorney with the law firm of Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn & Stifel. Then, in 1986, he became an assistant United States attorney and was in this position until his appointment to the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.[2] He previously taught appellate advocacy as an adjunct professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law and served as a director of the Hawaii State Bar Association.[2][3]

Judicial career

Nakamura was appointed to the court on Intermediate Court of Appeals as an associate judge on April 8, 2004 by Governor Linda Lingle.[2][3] On July 22, 2009 Nakamura was named chief judge of the court by Governor Linda Lingle.[4][5] He was sworn in as chief judge on September 16, 2009.[3] He retired from active service in March 2018.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Judge Profile: Craig H. Nakamura". martindale.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lingle makes court selection". January 21, 2004. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "2017 Bar Convention and Annual Meeting". Hawaii State Bar Association. October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nakamura named chief appeals court judge". Pacific Business News. July 22, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "GOVERNOR NOMINATES NAKAMURA AS CHIEF JUDGE FOR APPEALS COURT". Maui Now. July 22, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Judicial Selection Commission Press Release – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals Nominees". February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
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