Michael Kruse | |
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Chief Justice of the High Court of American Samoa | |
Assumed office November 1, 1988 | |
Preceded by | Grover J. Rees III |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | January 27,1948
Education | Victoria University of Wellington (LLB) George Washington University (MCL) |
F. Michael Kruse (born January 27,1948) is the Chief Justice of the High Court of American Samoa.
Kruse was born in 1948 in Samoa. [2] He received his secondary education in Auckland,New Zealand at St Peter's College.[ citation needed ] He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University of Wellington, [1] and is also an alumnus of George Washington University. [2]
Kruse practiced law in American Samoa as an attorney from 1985 until his appointment as an associate justice of the High Court of American Samoa in 1987. [2] He was then appointed as Chief Justice of American Samoa in 1988. [3] The Chief Justice is the head of the High Court of American Samoa. [4]
His eldest son,Vincent Kruse,is a lawyer practicing in Hawaii. [5]
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