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Walter Meheula Heen

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Walter Meheula Heen served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Appointed by Jimmy Carter.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Born
1928

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of HawaiiJimmy Carter · – Dec 16, 1981

Education

  • University of HawaiiB.A., 1953
  • Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law CenterJ.D., 1955

Career

Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1955-1972; Deputy city attorney, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, 1957-1958; Territorial representative, Hawaii Territory, 1959; State representative, Hawaii, 1959-1964; State senator, Hawaii, 1966-1968; City councilman, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-1972; chairman, 1969-1970; Judge, District Court of Hawaii, First Judicial Circuit, 1972-1974; Judge, Circuit Court of Hawaii, First Judicial Circuit, 1974-1978; U.S. attorney for the District of Hawaii, 1978-1980; Associate judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, 1982-1994

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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