Alfred Laureta
Alfred Laureta | |
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| Judge of theDistrict Court for the Northern Mariana Islands | |
| In office July 14, 1978 – November 18, 1988 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | seat created |
| Succeeded by | Alex R. Munson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1924 Ewa District,Oahu,Territory of Hawaii |
| Died | November 16, 2020(aged 96) Kauai,Hawaii,U.S. |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa(BEd) Fordham University(LLB) |
Alfred Laureta(May 21, 1924 – November 16, 2020) was adistrict judgeof theDistrict Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Early life and education
[edit]Laureta was born May 21, 1924, inEwa District,Oahu,Territory of Hawaii.[1]He earned hisBachelor of Educationfrom theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoaand hisBachelor of Lawsfrom theFordham University School of Law.[2]
Legal career
[edit]He served as a judge of the 1st Circuit Court in Honolulu from 1967 to 1969. From 1969 to 1978 he served as a judge of the 5th Circuit Court in Kauai.[3]
District Court service
[edit]He was recommended to a judgeship by SenatorDaniel Inouye.[3]On April 7, 1978, PresidentJimmy Carternominated Laureta to be a judge of theDistrict Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.[4]On April 10, 1978, his nomination was sent to theUnited States Senate.[5]He was confirmed in June 1978, was sworn in on July 14, 1978, and was the first federal judge of Filipino ancestry in U.S. history.[6][1]He retired on November 18, 1988.[7]He died on November 16, 2020, at the age of 96.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He met his wife Evelyn in New York while she was a nursing student and she died in 2012.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"CNMI's first federal judge dies at 96".The Guam Daily Post.2020-11-20.Retrieved2020-11-22.
- ^"Alfred Laureta Judge Profile on Martindale.com".www.martindale.com.RetrievedNovember 21,2020.
- ^abFujimoto, Dennis (2017-06-23)."This judge still rules".The Garden Island.Retrieved2020-11-22.
- ^Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Jimmy Carter, 1978, Book 1: January 1 to June 30, 1978.Government Printing Office. p. 712.
- ^Carter, Jimmy (January 1, 1979).Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter, 1978.p. 750.ISBN978-1-62376-768-6.
- ^"Laureta sworn in".The Honolulu Advertiser.1978-07-15.
- ^"Focus on the commonwealth".Pacific Daily News.1988-11-21.
- ^"IN MEMORIAM — Judge Alfred Laureta, 96".www.mvariety.com.2020-11-21.Retrieved2020-11-21.
- ^"Judge Alfred Laureta Remembrance".www.nmid.uscourts.gov.Retrieved2020-11-22.
External links
[edit]- 1924 births
- 2020 deaths
- 20th-century American judges
- American jurists of Filipino descent
- Fordham University School of Law alumni
- Hawaii people of Filipino descent
- Hawaii state court judges
- Northern Mariana Islands judges
- People from Oahu
- People from the Territory of Hawaii
- United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni