Harold Michael Fong

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Harold Michael Fong
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
In office
1984–1991
Preceded by Samuel Pailthorpe King
Succeeded by Alan Cooke Kay
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
In office
June 21, 1982 –April 20, 1995
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Walter Meheula Heen
Succeeded by Susan Oki Mollway
Personal details
Born
Harold Michael Fong

(1938-04-28)April 28, 1938
Honolulu, Hawaii
DiedApril 20, 1995(1995-04-20) (aged 56)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Education University of Southern California (A.B.)
University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

Harold Michael Fong (April 28, 1938 – April 20, 1995) was an American lawyer and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

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Education and career

Fong was born on April 28, 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended the University of Southern California where he received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1960. He later went to the University of Michigan Law School where he got a Juris Doctor in 1964. He was named the deputy prosecuting attorney for Honolulu the next year, serving until 1968, when he went into private practice. In 1969, Fong became an assistant federal prosecutor in the District of Hawaii. He was appointed United States Attorney in 1973 and served the same district until 1978, after which he returned to private practice until 1982. [1]

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Federal judicial service

Fong was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 11, 1982, to a seat vacated by Judge Walter Meheula Heen on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1982, and received his commission on June 21, 1982. He served as Chief Judge from 1984 to 1991. Fong died on April 20, 1995, in Honolulu, from complications of heart surgery. [1] [2]

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Notable cases

Fong presided over a case involving Hawaii's ban on write-in votes and a case involving the assets of Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Marcos of the Philippines. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fong, Harold Michael - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. 1 2 "Harold Fong, 56, Judge in Center Of Dispute on Write-In Ballots". The New York Times. 22 April 1995.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Walter Meheula Heen 		Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
1982–1995		Succeeded by
Susan Oki Mollway
Preceded by
Samuel Pailthorpe King 		Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
1984–1991		Succeeded by
Alan Cooke Kay
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