Michael D. Wilson | |
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Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court | |
In office April 17, 2014 –March 31, 2023 | |
Nominated by | Neil Abercrombie |
Preceded by | Simeon R. Acoba |
Succeeded by | Lisa M. Ginoza |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1953 (age 70) |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BS) Antioch School of Law (JD) |
Michael D. Wilson (born April 1953) [1] is an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court from 2014 to 2023. Prior to being appointed to the Hawaii Supreme Court,Wilson served as a circuit court judge for the Hawaii First Circuit from 2000 to 2014.
Wilson received a Bachelor of Science from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from Antioch School of Law in Washington D.C. in 1979. [2] He was raised in Kailua and graduated from Kailua High School. [3]
Early in his career,he was a partner in the law firms of Pavey Wilson &Glickstein and Hart Wolff &Wilson where he practiced civil and criminal trial and appellate law. [4] He previously served as the director of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources,chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources,chair of the State Water Commission and a trustee of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. [4]
Wilson was appointed as a judge of the Hawaii First Circuit on May 10,2000. [4] On February 18,2014,Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed Wilson to serve as a justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the mandatory retirement of Simeon R. Acoba. He was Abercrombie's third appointment to the supreme court. [3] On March 17,2014,his nomination was approved by the Hawaii Senate by a 23–1 vote. [5] [6] He was sworn into office on April 17,2014. [7] He retired from the court on March 31,2023. [8]
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